Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1125
Title	Letter from [William Van Huls], Tournay, Netherlands, to [Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford]; 12/23 Aug. 1711
Date	23 August 1711
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports that he has been to Zealand and journeyed to Tournay at the request of Lord Albermarle; says that Albermarle was there the pervious day regarding the arrangements for the siege of Bouchain; encloses a plan [not present] from Albermarle on this subject; reports that Albermarle intends to furnish Oxford with excerpts from his journal to clarify the proceedings; intends to return to the Hague at the end of the week and to see Lord Raby returned with the 'long expected answer'. Old Style dating on letter.
Term	wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
Term	sieges, Bouchain 1711

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29944	Keppel; Arnold Joost van (1670-1718); 1st Earl of Albemarle; member of Nobles of the States General	1670-1718
NA29956	Wentworth; Thomas (1672-1739); 1st Earl of Strafford; succ. as Baron Raby 1695; 1st Earl of of 2nd creation; cr. Earl 1711; ambassador to Hague 1711-1714	1672-1739
NA29941	Huls; Carel Willem van (fl 1663-1714); Dutch; diplomatic channel between 1st Earl of Oxford and Pensionary Heinsius	fl 1663-1714
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724