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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 1322
Title
Letter from Charles Whitworth [later Baron Whitworth of Galway], Mosco[w], Russia, to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 31 Jan./11 Feb. 1706/7
Date
11 February 1707
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Thanks Harley for informing him of the satisfaction with his endeavours; discusses the difficulty of pleasing all of the merchants; thanks the duke for considering him for a 'less remote' position; regrets the postal system which means that he becomes aware of events at the same time as Harley and is unable to produce anything more than 'lame and confused' information; says his applications on behalf of the merchants are often ineffectual because he has not seen the Czar or his ministers for over a year; explains that the 'scene of action and Councill' is over 1000 English miles away; explains that he only knows that which Mr Schapfiroff 'thinks fit to let me know' and that he is not always well informed.
Requests that he be removed; complains of the lack of intelligent conversation, opportunities and convenience of his position; says the taxes are very high as a result of the war; discusses his progress in obtaining an account of the 'manuscript's in the Czar's library'.
Letter marked 'Private'.
Term
diplomacy, with Russia
postal service, international
appointments, diplomatic, applications for
libraries, Moscow, of Peter the Great
manuscripts, Moscow, of Peter the Great
taxation, Russian
social life, of English Envoy in Moscow
trade, with Russia
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Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA6169
Peter I (1672-1725); Emperor of Russia; ( succeeded 1682)
1672-1725
NA30012
Shafirov; Pyotr - (1669-1739); Mr; Russian diplomat
1669-1739
NA30006
Whitworth; Charles (1675-1725); Baron Whitworth of Galway; envoy-extraordinary to Russia 1704-10; cr. 1721
1675-1725
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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