Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1402
Title	Note in French to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 6 Dec. 1706
Date	6 December 1706
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Appeals on behalf of the town of Brunswick against the high duty ['accise'] on Mum beer and the critical effect this is having on the town; requests the King's intervention in bringing this matter before Parliament so that the duty can be reduced. The date provided is the date the document was received.
Language	French
Term	taxation, beer, Brunswick
Term	alcohol, Brunswick beer, taxation of