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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 1154
TitleLetter from William Van Heels [Huls], Whitehall, London, to [Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford]; n.d. [c.1713]
Date1713 (c)
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionThanks Oxford for his favours and hopes he is in good health; encloses a letter [not present] from Monsieur Dayvenvoirde [Duvenvoorde] in answer to that delivered by Mr Thomas Harley; believes that those in Holland are willing to throw aside their differences and agree to Her Majesty's 'plan of a peace'; has received no answer from the Pensionary on this subject; asks if he may spend the 'Holy week' in the country if there are no further orders for him.

This document is dated 'Friday morning'; the date provided is based on that of related correspondence.
Termhealth, 1st Earl of Oxford
diplomacy, with Netherlands
wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
patronage, thanks for

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA29971Harley; Thomas (c.1667-1738); Mr; nephew of Sir Edward Harleyc.1667-1738
NA29972Duvenvoorde; Arent (1669-1721); Baron van Wassenaer; Dutch diplomat1669-1721
NA18608Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland1665-1714
NA1085Heinsius; Anthony (1641-1720); Grand Pensionary of Holland from 16881641-1720
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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