Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 703
Title	Draft letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], Whitehall, London, to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 20/31 Jul. 1705
Date	31 July 1705
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Encloses an extract from a letter [not present] from Mr Huguetan to a contact of his in Holland relative to Bills of Exchange [for paying the armed forces]; can see no reason why everybody should not agree to the proposal once it is fully explained; explains how France pays her armies; says that the queen is ready to assist the 'Covennors'; states that England has made several sacrifices regarding Dutch ships which have been seized; says that if the 'States' knew this they would not be so stiff as regards the issue of contraband, especially as the Dutch plans would assist the 'naval commerce' of France; hopes that there will be an agreement that Lord Galway will have the command of the forces destined for Portugal and provisionally for the next campaign; says that there will be time before next Spring to settle the matter. This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford. Old Style dating on letter.
Term	armies, Anglo-Dutch, command of
	trade, embargoes, against France
	armies, French, financial affairs
	diplomacy, with Netherlands

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA973	Ruvigny; Henry Massue de (1648-1720); 1st Earl of Galway; succ. as 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny 1689; cr. 4th Viscount Galway 1692; cr. 1st Earl of Galway 1697; commanded troops in Portugal and Spain 1704-1710	1648-1720
NA29472	Huguetan; - (fl 1705); Mr; proposed method of payment to Anglo-Dutch force	fl 1705
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