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Folio 43: Rochford to Shelburne. Talked with Choiseul about Dunkirk and gave his...
Folio 43: Rochford to Shelburne. Talked with Choiseul about Dunkirk and gave his assurances about Turk's islands. He will leave for Dunkirk on August 2nd or 3rd.Date and place: 1767 July 23 Compiègne.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 July 23
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- SP 78/273/18
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Folio 264: Rochford to Shelburne. He asked Choiseul for the release of 3 sailors,...
Folio 264: Rochford to Shelburne. He asked Choiseul for the release of 3 sailors, accused of smuggling, whose boat and cargo had been condemned. This led to a discussion about reciprocity and differences between French and English laws. Choiseul heat…
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Dec 10
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- SP 78/273/106
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Folio 7: Memorial protesting at the act of piracy described in f.5, carried out by...
Folio 7: Memorial protesting at the act of piracy described in f.5, carried out by the Mecklenburg. Date and place: 1767 July 1 London.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 July 1
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- SP 78/273/4
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Folio 131a: Colonel H. St. John to Porten. The duke of York has had a fever. His...
Folio 131a: Colonel H. St. John to Porten. The duke of York has had a fever. His symptoms and treatment are described. Since being blooded he is better. Date and place: 1767 Sept 6 Monaco.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Sept 6
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- SP 78/273/55
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Folio 75: Porten to Shelburne. Refers to the case of the English sloop Charming Sally,...
Folio 75: Porten to Shelburne. Refers to the case of the English sloop Charming Sally, seized at Dieppe. Sir James Gray will be presented at Versailles. He encloses f.77, also ff.79, 83. Date and place: 1767 Sept 2 Paris.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Sept 2
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- SP 78/273/36
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Folio 130: Porten to Shelburne. The duke of York, who has been ill in Monaco, is...
Folio 130: Porten to Shelburne. The duke of York, who has been ill in Monaco, is much better. Encloses f.131a. Date and place: 1767 Sept 18 Paris.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Sept 18
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- SP 78/273/54
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Folio 83: Decree by the Conseil d'Etat. It encourages traders, who import dried cod,...
Folio 83: Decree by the Conseil d'Etat. It encourages traders, who import dried cod, caught by French fishing boats, into the Windward islands, laying down regulations in 7 articles. The orders are issued by the duc de Penthièvre. There follow models…
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 July 31
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- SP 78/273/39
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Folio 132: Porten to Shelburne. Encloses f.134. Sir James Gray leaves on the morrow....
Folio 132: Porten to Shelburne. Encloses f.134. Sir James Gray leaves on the morrow. Date and place: 1767 Sept 20 Paris.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Sept 20
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- SP 78/273/56
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Folio 224: Memorial from messers Lott, Low, Remsen and Low to governor Moore. It...
Folio 224: Memorial from messers Lott, Low, Remsen and Low to governor Moore. It explains how the earlier payments for goods provided to Cayenne were always paid in ready money but recently the French government postponed payment and then paid in rec…
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Jan 16
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- SP 78/273/96
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Folio 247: Praslin to Foley and company [? Paris bankers]. France can only pay Low...
Folio 247: Praslin to Foley and company [? Paris bankers]. France can only pay Low and his company in recognizances for 1765. The payment for 1766 cannot be settled till 1767. Date and place: 1766 Sept 9 Versailles.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1766 Sept 9
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- SP 78/273/98
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Folio 208: Shelburne to Rochford. The affair of the Grande river is confirmed. The...
Folio 208: Shelburne to Rochford. The affair of the Grande river is confirmed. The accession of Portugal to the family compact is not. Date and place: 1767 Nov 20 Whitehall.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Nov 20
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- SP 78/273/88
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Folio 249: Rochford to Shelburne. The queen is better but still very weak. Date and...
Folio 249: Rochford to Shelburne. The queen is better but still very weak. Date and place: 1767 Nov 25 Paris.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Nov 25
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- SP 78/273/99
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Folio 1: Guerchy to Shelburne. Whether the victim was only wounded or died makes...
Even if no-one was wounded, it was a hostile act calling for exemplary punishment of Gauthier [see SP 78/272, f.312]. Date and place: 1767 July 1 London.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 July 1
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- SP 78/273/1
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Folio 5: Extract from the register of the admiralty at Boulogne. Statement sworn...
Folio 5: Extract from the register of the admiralty at Boulogne. Statement sworn by the master of the fishing boat St. Jean, whose vessel was boarded and his catch taken by men from the revenue boat Mecklenburg from Dover. Date and place: 1767 June 1…
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 June 10
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- SP 78/273/3
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Folio 57: Durand to Shelburne. Encloses f.59, asking for compensation. Date and place:...
Folio 57: Durand to Shelburne. Encloses f.59, asking for compensation. Date and place: 1767 Aug 10 London.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Aug 10
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- SP 78/273/26
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Folio 59: Memorial for the master of the vessel Ange Gabriel, which was rammed by...
Folio 59: Memorial for the master of the vessel Ange Gabriel, which was rammed by a British ship from Jamaica off the Isle de Bas. The crew were callously left on their badly damaged vessel and saved by another French ship.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 nd
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- SP 78/273/27
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Folio 214: Rochford to Shelburne. It is rumoured that, if the queen should die, the...
Folio 214: Rochford to Shelburne. It is rumoured that, if the queen should die, the king would marry an archduchess. There were negotiations for the daughter of the duc d'Orléans to marry the emperor but Kaunitz stopped them. Orléans and Choiseul are…
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Nov 19
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- SP 78/273/91
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Folio 53: Observations on the present situation of the work at Dunkirk, drawn up...
Folio 53: Observations on the present situation of the work at Dunkirk, drawn up by Desmaretz and Frazer. Details are given of the sluice of Bergues, that of Kesleloot and of the jetties. If it were not for the health clause in the Treaty of Paris, a…
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Aug 4
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- SP 78/273/24
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Folio 55: Porten to Shelburne. Choiseul has been busy on account of the military...
Folio 55: Porten to Shelburne. Choiseul has been busy on account of the military reviews. There have been meetings of the Conseil d'Etat about reports that Genoa had named Durazzo and Pallavicini as special ministers to France and Spain, in order to …
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1767 Aug 6
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- SP 78/273/25
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Folio 176: Shelburne to Rochford. He restates Britain's arguments about Dunkirk....
Folio 176: Shelburne to Rochford. He restates Britain's arguments about Dunkirk. He is to give no ground. Frazer is returning with instructions that he and Desmaretz are to check that the sluices are opened at regular times and that the French are no…
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1767 Oct 23
- Reference
- SP 78/273/75