Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 665
Title	Copy of letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], Whitehall, London, to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 7 Mar. 1703/4
Date	7 March 1704
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Encloses '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.
Term	postal service, international
Term	intelligence, conveyance of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29445	Hill; - (fl 1704); Mr; sent packages on behalf of Queen Anne	fl 1704
NA29366	Hedges; Charles (-1714); Sir; politician; lawyer; knighted 1689	-1714
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724
NA29446	Stanhope; Alexander (1638-1707); Mr; English Envoy Extraordinary to the Netherlands 1700-6; father of 1st Earl Stanhope	1638-1707