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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 1102
Title
Letter from William Van Heels [Huls], Whitehall, London, to [Robert Harley, later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 29 Jan. 1710/11
Date
29 January 1711
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Remarks that the House 'seems resolved upon a lottery'; states that Mr Hallungius has a scheme which would adapt well to the 'people beyond the sea' and 'draw abundance of foreign money'; discusses his 'zeal for the Queen's service'; apologises if he is 'guilty of an indiscretion'.
Old Style dating on letter.
Term
parliamentary business, resolutions, lotteries
financial affairs, lotteries
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA29942
Hallungius; - (fl 1711); Mr; designed scheme for foreign lottery
fl 1711
NA29941
Huls; Carel Willem van (fl 1663-1714); Dutch; diplomatic channel between 1st Earl of Oxford and Pensionary Heinsius
fl 1663-1714
NA893
Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
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