Content Description | Says that he has no letters from Stanhope to reply to, no news from Spain? and that the fleet has still been unable to sail; refers Stanhope to his earlier instructions regarding the negotiations in which he is engaged; hopes that the House of Brunswick and other concerned princes will 'exert themselves upon this occasion' to hinder the incursions of the Swedes into Germany; directs Stanhope to consult Lord Marlborough should he encounter any difficulties.
This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford.
Old Style dating on letter. |