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Halifax to Granby, enclosing papers [SP 87/48/76-78] received from the Hessian ministers...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/48/75

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This record is about the Halifax to Granby, enclosing papers [SP 87/48/76-78] received from the Hessian ministers... dating from 25 February 1763 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/48/75
Date
25 February 1763
Description

Halifax to Granby, enclosing papers [SP 87/48/76-78] received from the Hessian ministers in London, containing a complaint against a detachment of the British train of artillery commanded by Colonel Philips, which is alleged to have pillaged the town of Rauschenberg. They demand the punishment of the perpetrators and compensation for the victims. Granby is to establish the truth of the matter. Dated at St James's. ff. 131, 132

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SP 87

Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions

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