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Carteret to Wade, enclosing a memorial from Stair on the conduct of the war [ SP...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/14/153

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This record is about the Carteret to Wade, enclosing a memorial from Stair on the conduct of the war [ SP... dating from 1744 Jul 31 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/14/153
Date
1744 Jul 31
Description

Carteret to Wade, enclosing a memorial from Stair on the conduct of the war [SP 87/14/154] and a letter from Burrish in Brussels [SP 87/14/155]. He is to communicate their contents to Arenberg and Count [Maurice of] Nassau and confer with them. The necessity for aggressive action. The court of Brussels thinks Wade is paying too much attention to the defence of Ghent. Carteret is writing to urge the Dutch to contribute more to a siege, and he asks Wade to urge Nassau to do the same. Dated (OS) at Whitehall. ff. 262-265

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English
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