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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 782
TitleLetter from R. Warre, to Robert Harley [1st Earl of Oxford]; 10 Oct. 1705
Date10 October 1705
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionSays that he has been to the Gatehouse on the order of Mr Secretary Harley in order to interview the debtor Mrs Sutton regarding Mr Fielding; states that Mrs Sutton told him she had heard a secret regarding 'affairs of state' and Mr Fielding which did not relate to the 'Queen's life'; says that Mrs Sutton refused to tell him to what the secret related but was willing to 'produce her author'.
Termcrimes, debt
crimes, blackmail
prisoners, interviews with
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA29523Fielding; - (fl 1705); Mr; blackmailed by H. Suttonfl 1705
NA29522Sutton; H. (fl 1705); Mrs; blackmailer of Mr Fieldingfl 1705
NA29316Warre; Richard (fl 1676-1713); Mr; under secretary in the Secretariatfl 1676-1713
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
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