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Draft; Acknowledges receipt of letters; King has extended 'His Royal Mercy' to Robert...

Catalogue reference: CO 101/25/27

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CO 101/25/27
Date
1784 Aug 2
Description

Draft; Acknowledges receipt of letters; King has extended 'His Royal Mercy' to Robert Marshall, under sentence of death for murder; reference to case of claim of Count and Countess de Riquebourg; signifies the King's approval of his conduct to the 'relief' of St. Vincent; reference to particular authority of Governor Mathew over Governor Lincoln due to Mathew's command of the King's Forces.

Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney, Secretary of State, Whitehall, Folios 123 - 126.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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