Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1303
Title	Extract of a letter in French, from the States General of the United Provinces to Peter I, Tsar of Russia; 16 Jan. 1708
Date	16 January 1709
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Indicates the agreement in principle of the Etats to the Tsar's inclusion in the Grand Alliance; notes the need for the agreement of both the Emperor and the Queen and undertakes to instruct their ministers to seek the views of both courts and promote a successful conclusion to these negotiations. New Style dating on document. Enclosure at Pw2 Hy 1302. Endorsed on verso by Robert Harley, later 1st Earl of Oxford.
Language	French
Term	diplomacy, with Russia
Term	diplomatic relations, Europe, Grand Alliance 1707

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29999	United Provinces; States General
NA6169	Peter I (1672-1725); Emperor of Russia; ( succeeded 1682)	1672-1725
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA29438	Joseph I (1678-1711 ); Holy Roman Emperor; ( styled King of the Romans until 1705)	1678-1711
NA30000	United Provinces; States General, fl 1709	fl 1709
NA6169	Peter I (1672-1725); Emperor of Russia; ( succeeded 1682)	1672-1725