Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 376
Title	Unsigned letter to [Robert Harley, later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 29 Oct. 1699
Date	29 October 1699
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Apologises for not waiting on Harley at Brampton Bryon; explains why this was not his fault; believes that the 'measures to be proposed to the Parliament' will not be settled until the King [William III] arrives; refers to the 'discourse that is thrown out concerning the number of troops'; sends 'humble services' to Sir Edward Harley.
Term	parliamentary business, debates, troop numbers

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1083	William III (1650-1702); King of England Scotland and Ireland	1650-1702
NA1139	Harley; Edward (1624-1700); Sir; eldest son of Sir R. Harley; Governor of Dunkirk 1660-1661	1624-1700
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724