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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 1398
Title
Report containing foreign news, London; 30 Sep. 1703
Date
30 September 1703
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Provides diplomatic and military news from various places throughout Europe, especially as relates to the war [of Spanish Succession]; provides news from Lisbon regarding claims that certain people from France which to 'hinder a warr'; discusses news from Turkey regarding the civil unrest there; reports that the Czar is advancing towards Narva in order to besiege it; reports on the movements of the King of Sweden and his troops; refers to the reported insurrections in Naples and Sicily, which were unfounded; comments on the movements of the French army; discusses the elections for the position of Lord Mayor of [London?].
Parts of text missing due to damage to document.
Term
intelligence, foreign reports
elections, Lord Mayor of London 1703
sieges, Narva 1703
armies, Swedish, manoeuvres
armies, French, manoeuvres
armies, Russian, manoeuvres
wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
civil disorder, rebellions, Ottoman Empire 1703
Related Material
Note in typescript catalogue states that documents Pw2 Hy 1386-1399 are 'part of John Dyer's newsletters, rest in Portland [28] loan 29/359]'.
Pw2 Hy 1386-1399
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Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA6169
Peter I (1672-1725); Emperor of Russia; ( succeeded 1682)
1672-1725
NA29447
Charles XII (1682-1718 ); King of Sweden; (acc. 1697)
1682-1718
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