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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 722
Title
Draft letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 16 Oct. 1705
Date
16 October 1705
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Says that Stanhope will receive news from Portugal from the 'office'; hopes to hear directly from Catalonia as to the progress of the military campaign; encloses a copy [not present] of the queen's answer to the King of Denmark on the subject of Lubeck; says that he is to keep it secret until Mr Vernon has received his copy; states that the consequences of 'having a disturbance in those parts wil be so fatal'; directs him to raise the issue with the Pensionary; encloses information [no present] as to the government's view towards the contraband issue.
This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford.
Term
diplomacy, with Netherlands
diplomacy, with Denmark
trade, embargoes, against France
diplomacy, with Portugal
military campaigns, Iberian Peninsular 1705
wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
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Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
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Heinsius; Anthony (1641-1720); Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1688
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