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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 665
TitleCopy of letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], Whitehall, London, to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 7 Mar. 1703/4
Date7 March 1704
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionEncloses 'by my Lords Order some Pacquetts for Mr Hill' [not present]; says that they are important to Her Majesty's service and should be carried if possible by a 'speedier' service than the normal post; will arrange for Mr Secretary Hedges to ensure that the expenses in this matter are paid.

Old Style dating on letter.
Termpostal service, international
intelligence, conveyance of

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA29445Hill; - (fl 1704); Mr; sent packages on behalf of Queen Annefl 1704
NA29366Hedges; Charles (-1714); Sir; politician; lawyer; knighted 1689-1714
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
NA29446Stanhope; Alexander (1638-1707); Mr; English Envoy Extraordinary to the Netherlands 1700-6; father of 1st Earl Stanhope1638-1707
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