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Cumberland to Harrington, enclosing a copy of the treaty with the Austrians signed...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/17/61

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This record is about the Cumberland to Harrington, enclosing a copy of the treaty with the Austrians signed... dating from 1745 Jun 07-12 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/17/61
Date
1745 Jun 07-12
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Cumberland to Harrington, enclosing a copy of the treaty with the Austrians signed by Ligonier. Considerations of cost and rates of exchange. Arrival of Hanoverian troops from Luxembourg and Brussels. He encloses a costing of the convention. [SP 87/17/63]. Recruitment by the enemy of Scottish and Irish troops, deserters and seamen. Considerations for a general plan of action. Progress of the siege of the citadel of Tournai. He has sent Albemarle and Crauford to the enemy to try to negotiate a cartel for the exchange of prisoners. They have been ordered not to include Belle-Isle. Proposal for a canal at Ostend. Dated at camp at Lessines. ff. 136-140

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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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