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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 757
Title
Draft letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], Whitehall, London, to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 9/20 Aug. 1706
Date
20 August 1706
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Expresses the unease in England that the fleet is delayed by wind at Spithead; says that Lord Hertford and Mr Vernon arrived the previous night; refers to the negotiations which Lord Halifax is conducting; has received a letter from Mr Vryberge stating that the States are going to winter their fleet in the Mediterranean and Portugal and wishes to know whom the queen is going to appoint to command her ships; wishes to know from Stanhope the quota which the Dutch are thinking of for the winter; says that it will be difficult for the queen to name a commander until they know more of the condition of Spain and the progress of the expedition.
This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford.
Old Style dating on letter.
Term
weather, wind
armies, English, manoeuvres
navies, Anglo-Dutch, wintering of
navies, Anglo-Dutch, command of
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA29503
Vernon; - (fl 1705-1706); Mr; diplomat?; Danish?
fl 1705-1706
NA29197
Montague; Charles (1661-1715); 1st Earl of Halifax; cr. Baron 1700; cr. Earl 1714
1661-1715
NA18608
Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
1665-1714
NA29491
Vryberge; - (fl 1705-1706); Mr; representative of Grand Pensionary of Holland?; diplomat?
fl 1705-1706
NA11498
Seymour; Algernon (1684-1750); 7th Duke of Somerset
1684-1750
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
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