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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 1102
TitleLetter from William Van Heels [Huls], Whitehall, London, to [Robert Harley, later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 29 Jan. 1710/11
Date29 January 1711
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionRemarks 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.
Termparliamentary business, resolutions, lotteries
financial affairs, lotteries

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA29942Hallungius; - (fl 1711); Mr; designed scheme for foreign lotteryfl 1711
NA29941Huls; Carel Willem van (fl 1663-1714); Dutch; diplomatic channel between 1st Earl of Oxford and Pensionary Heinsiusfl 1663-1714
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
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