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  Folio 16: Porten to Shelburne. Encloses the most reliable of lists of regiments going...

  Folio 16: Porten to Shelburne. Encloses the most reliable of lists of regiments going to Corsica [f. 17]. The court is in mourning for the prince de Lamballe. Date and place: 1768 May 11 Paris.

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  1768 May 11

  Reference

  SP 78/275/8

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  Folio 142: Captain Sexton to Rochford. Describes his treatment and arrest and denies...

  Folio 142: Captain Sexton to Rochford. Describes his treatment and arrest and denies the charges. Date and place: 1768 June 25 Vannes.

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  1768 June 25

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  SP 78/275/56

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  Folio 19: Porten to Shelburne. Encloses ff.21, 23. Villevault has been appointed...

  Folio 19: Porten to Shelburne. Encloses ff.21, 23. Villevault has been appointed to join him in examining the remaining Canada liquidation claims. He asks for the remainder of Vialars' papers. Date and place: 1768 May 11 Paris.

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  1768 May 11

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  SP 78/275/10

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  Folio 217: Rochford to Shelburne. Reports on his preparations to leave for England....

  Folio 217: Rochford to Shelburne. Reports on his preparations to leave for England. The regiment La Marine is going to Corsica. Bastia and San Fiorenzo are linked. An unreliable report says some Corsicans have offered peace terms. Date and place: 176…

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  Date

  1768 Aug 31

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  SP 78/275/94

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  Folio 144: Choiseul to Rochford. He will discuss Sexton at their next Tuesday meeting....

  Folio 144: Choiseul to Rochford. He will discuss Sexton at their next Tuesday meeting. Date and place: 1768 July 3 Marli.

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  1768 July 3

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  SP 78/275/57

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  Folio 21: Choiseul to Rochford. Encloses f.23. Villevault will work with Porten....

  Folio 21: Choiseul to Rochford. Encloses f.23. Villevault will work with Porten. The controller general has been asked about the conversion of reconnaissances into contract stocks. Date and place: 1768 May 9 Paris.

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  1768 May 9

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  SP 78/275/11

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  Folio 160: Rochford to Shelburne. Threats to Choiseul seem to have passed. Choiseul...

  Folio 160: Rochford to Shelburne. Threats to Choiseul seem to have passed. Choiseul promises no bad consequences from the Corsican affair and Châtelet assures everyone that there will be no war. Rochford denies remours that he had accused Choiseul of…

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  Date

  1768 July 21

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  SP 78/275/65

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  Folio 166: Certificate from an innkeeper, testifying to Saxton's movements during...

  Folio 166: Certificate from an innkeeper, testifying to Saxton's movements during his stay. Date and place: 1768 July 12 Croisie.

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  Date

  1768 July 12

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  SP 78/275/68

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  Folio 140: Rochford to Shelburne. Encloses ff.142, 144 from a captain Saxton R.N.,...

  Folio 140: Rochford to Shelburne. Encloses ff.142, 144 from a captain Saxton R.N., found taking soundings at Vannes and released conditionally by Choiseul at Rochford's request. Also encloses f.146. Date and place: 1768 July 11 Paris.

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  Date

  1768 July 11

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  SP 78/275/55

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  Folio 146: Choiseul to Rochford. Saxton is released but should continue his travels...

  Folio 146: Choiseul to Rochford. Saxton is released but should continue his travels in France away from the coast. Postscript in Choiseul's own handwriting about Rochford's statement about losing confidence in French professions, when their actions w…

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  Date

  1768 July 6

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  SP 78/275/58

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  Folio 190: Extract from the admiralty registers. Testimony by members of the crew...

  Folio 190: Extract from the admiralty registers. Testimony by members of the crew of the Danish vessel Emanuel, coming from Scotland with a cargo of coal. It was boarded and robbed by two English long-boats off (? Beachy Head), (Bevezier). Date and p…

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  Date

  1768 July 20

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  SP 78/275/80

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  Folio 1: Shelburne to Rochford. Refers to a secret and confidential letter from Rochford...

  Folio 1: Shelburne to Rochford. Refers to a secret and confidential letter from Rochford about Canada, which was removed from this correspondence. He is given discretion to offer more money for more information. He will issue a passport to Irwin, a F…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 May 6

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  SP 78/275/1

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  Folio 192: Extract from the admiralty registers. A vessel from Amsterdam was boarded...

  Folio 192: Extract from the admiralty registers. A vessel from Amsterdam was boarded and robbed in the same way as described in ff.188, 190. Date and place: 1768 July 31 Rouen.

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  Date

  1768 July 31

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  SP 78/275/81

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  Folio 219: Walpole to Shelburne. Rochford has presented him at court and briefed...

  Folio 219: Walpole to Shelburne. Rochford has presented him at court and briefed him. Date and place: 1768 Aug 31 Paris.

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  Date

  1768 Aug 31

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  SP 78/275/95

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  Folio 102: Rochford to Shelburne. The queen has died. The king is at Marli. The court...

  Folio 102: Rochford to Shelburne. The queen has died. The king is at Marli. The court will soon go to Compiègne for the summer season.Date and place: 1768 June 26 Paris.

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  Date

  1768 June 26

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  SP 78/275/41

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  Folio 104: Shelburne to Rochford. The cabinet meeting agreed that the treaty involved...

  Folio 104: Shelburne to Rochford. The cabinet meeting agreed that the treaty involved the absolute cession of Corsica to France and must endanger confidence between her and Britain. Châtelet has repeated the familiar arguments in its defense. Britain…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 July 1

  Reference

  SP 78/275/42

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  Folio 109: Châtelet to Shelburne. Encloses f.113, on behalf of one Lejeune, whose...

  Folio 109: Châtelet to Shelburne. Encloses f.113, on behalf of one Lejeune, whose case before a court in Grenada has been pending for two years.Date and place: 1768 July 3 London.

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  Date

  1768 July 3

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  SP 78/275/43

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  Folio 202: Rochford to Shelburne. A French officer from Corsica reports an engagement,...

  Folio 202: Rochford to Shelburne. A French officer from Corsica reports an engagement, when brigadier Grandmaison and Marboeuf, maréchal de camp, effected a link between Bastia and San Fiorenzo. The Corsicans were defeated. Encloses ff.204, 206 with …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 Aug 18

  Reference

  SP 78/275/86

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  Folio 180: Shelburne to Rochford. Francès based his letter about Hopkins on a newspaper...

  Folio 180: Shelburne to Rochford. Francès based his letter about Hopkins on a newspaper article. Francès has received an intemperate letter from Choiseul about Saxton. Rochford has not exceeded his instructions in his protests about Corsica. He must …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 Aug 12

  Reference

  SP 78/275/75

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  Folio 204: Gazette de France. Reports from various European cities, including one...

  Folio 204: Gazette de France. Reports from various European cities, including one from Paris describing the engagement in Corsica. Date and place: 1768 Aug 15 Paris.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1768 Aug 15

  Reference

  SP 78/275/87