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  Folio 86: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has been ill. He has offered an appointment...

  Folio 86: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has been ill. He has offered an appointment [f.88 enclosed]. Sorba insists that no cession of Corsica to France has been made. The Sardinian ambassador had heard that Viry [Sardinian ambassador in London] had…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 16

  Reference

  SP 78/275/35

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  Folio 124: Reply from the government of Genoa to Spry. The treaty with France is...

  Folio 124: Reply from the government of Genoa to Spry. The treaty with France is in order to put down the rebels in Corsica and protect Genoese trade from pirates. It cannot harm any other nation. Ageno will confirm this. Date and place: 1768 June 20…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 20

  Reference

  SP 78/275/48

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  Folio 55: Rochford to Shelburne. He is still too weak to go to court and see Choiseil...

  Folio 55: Rochford to Shelburne. He is still too weak to go to court and see Choiseil in Paris. Encloses f.57, with a memorial [missing here] also a letter from Condé in reply to the notification of the death of princess Louisa Anne. The quuen, surpr…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 2

  Reference

  SP 78/275/23

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  Folio 57: Choiseul to Rochford. He asks for documents to be produced by the administration...

  Folio 57: Choiseul to Rochford. He asks for documents to be produced by the administration of Hanover, on behalf of sieur Millin de Grandmaison, late provision manager of the army in Germany, who has a suit to be heard in the Parlement of Paris. Encl…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 May 29

  Reference

  SP 78/275/24

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  Folio 65: Porten to Rochford. Reports his departure for England. Date and place:...

  Folio 65: Porten to Rochford. Reports his departure for England. Date and place: 1768 June 5 Paris.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 5

  Reference

  SP 78/275/26

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  Folio 150: Shelburne to Francès. The case of the ship Mecklenburg and St. Jean will...

  Folio 150: Shelburne to Francès. The case of the ship Mecklenburg and St. Jean will be investigated.Date and place: 1768 July 21 Whitehall.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 July 21

  Reference

  SP 78/275/60

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  Folio 152: Shelburne to Rochford. Nothing new about Corsica. Date and place: 1768...

  Folio 152: Shelburne to Rochford. Nothing new about Corsica. Date and place: 1768 July 22 Whitehall.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 July 22

  Reference

  SP 78/275/61

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  Folio 148: Rochford to Shelburne. Châtelet has arrived and has calmed anxiety about...

  Folio 148: Rochford to Shelburne. Châtelet has arrived and has calmed anxiety about Corsica. Chauvelin has not yet left. The court is at Versailles.Date and place: 1768 July 14 Paris.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 July 14

  Reference

  SP 78/275/59

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  Folio 69: Rochford to Choiseul, on his government's orders, he restates Britain's...

  Folio 69: Rochford to Choiseul, on his government's orders, he restates Britain's concern at France's actions in Corsica. Date and place: 1768 June 2 Paris.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 2

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  SP 78/275/28

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  Folio 209: French colonel's report on fighting in Corsica. Date and place: 1768 Aug...

  Folio 209: French colonel's report on fighting in Corsica. Date and place: 1768 Aug 2 San Fiorenzo.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 Aug 2

  Reference

  SP 78/275/90

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  Folio 30: Porten to Shelburne. He has met Villevault. He is optimistic about the...

  Folio 30: Porten to Shelburne. He has met Villevault. He is optimistic about the claims by Vialars on behalf of others but is uncertain about his own. He asked that Guinand and Rybot's agent be present, when Chabert's papers are discussed. The abbé J…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 May 18

  Reference

  SP 78/275/15

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  Folio 194: Shelburne to Francès. Encloses copy of f.196 and also f.198. The vessel...

  Folio 194: Shelburne to Francès. Encloses copy of f.196 and also f.198. The vessel involved in f.136 is not the Mecklenburg.Date and place: 1768 Aug 19 Whitehall.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 Aug 19

  Reference

  SP 78/275/82

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  Folio 39: Porten to Shelburne. Choiseul promised to visit Rochford. Choiseul said...

  Folio 39: Porten to Shelburne. Choiseul promised to visit Rochford. Choiseul said that all France was doing in Corsica was assisting Genoa to recover her own possessions. The convention would soon be published. Britain, he believed, had recently sent…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 May 25

  Reference

  SP 78/275/17

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  Folio 96: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has explained the origin of the Corsican...

  Folio 96: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has explained the origin of the Corsican issue. France was offered the island by Sorba as Genoa could no longer control it. France could not let Genoa down. The queen is still alive but in a terrible state. E…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 23

  Reference

  SP 78/275/39

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  Folio 43: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul had visited him. They discussed Corsica....

  Folio 43: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul had visited him. They discussed Corsica. Rochford cited Britain's pacific conduct on Turks islands. Choiseul referred to article 15 of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, misunderstood by Britain. France had maint…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 May 26

  Reference

  SP 78/275/19

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  Folio 27: Porten to Shelburne. Rochford's fever has left him. He is progressing but...

  Folio 27: Porten to Shelburne. Rochford's fever has left him. He is progressing but still very weak. The Corsican expedition is being hastened. Narbonne is already at Toulon to command the first division of 7 or 8 battalions. The court of Vienna acqu…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 May 18

  Reference

  SP 78/275/14

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  Folio 177: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has read to him a letter from Francès,...

  Folio 177: Rochford to Shelburne. Choiseul has read to him a letter from Francès, saying that the British suspect France of stirring up discontent in America, using agents, and naming one Roget and another Hopkins, who has been employed in the West I…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 Aug 4

  Reference

  SP 78/275/74

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  Folio 75: Rochford to Shelburne. The king is at St. Hubert. He visited Choiseul,...

  Folio 75: Rochford to Shelburne. The king is at St. Hubert. He visited Choiseul, who commented on the very strong terms in f.69 about Corsica. The king's moderate reply had been to allay British fears. Rochford had said that facts spoke louder than w…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 June 9

  Reference

  SP 78/275/31

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  Folio 268: Thompson to Couraud. Austrians may counter attack; fears French may delay...

  Folio 268: Thompson to Couraud. Austrians may counter attack; fears French may delay releasing the Durham since their protests to British authorities have not been expedited. Date and place: 1741 Dec 9 Paris.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1741 Dec 9

  Reference

  SP 78/226/120

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  Folio 268: Pulteney to Craggs. Royal guards have occupied the palace where the Paris...

  Folio 268: Pulteney to Craggs. Royal guards have occupied the palace where the Paris Parlement meets; members ordered to go to Pontoise; historical precedents.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1720 July 23

  Reference

  SP 78/166/140