Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1149
Title	Letter from William Van Heels [Huls], Whitehall, London, to [Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford]; 21 Jun. 1713
Date	21 June 1713
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that 'what is happened to Lord Portland' is 'the just reward of his folly'; expresses his concern over the 'offence of [Portland's] conduct' and does not wish to be implicated in events he is innocent of; refers to an agreement between Lord Albermarle and the 'late King' [William III?]; says that he assisted in the procuration of money for the troops Albermarle treated with Lord Scarborough for; says that the King granted to him the 'desposal of the agency of that troop' as a reward; states that the agreement passed from Albermarle to Portland who continued to defer the disposal; does not wish to lose out because of the 'ill conduct' of Lord Portland; hopes that his favourite be admitted 'pursuant to our agremint'; requests that Oxford act as his patron in this matter.
Term	patronage, requests for
	armies, English, financial affairs
	appointments, military
	disputes, financial, William Van Huls v Crown

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1044	Bentinck; Henry (1682-1726); 1st Duke of Portland; 2nd Earl of Portland; cr. 1716; styled Viscount Woodstock 1689-1709	1682-1726
NA29944	Keppel; Arnold Joost van (1670-1718); 1st Earl of Albemarle; member of Nobles of the States General	1670-1718
NA1083	William III (1650-1702); King of England Scotland and Ireland	1650-1702
NA12652	Ashburnham; John (1687-1737); 1st Earl of Ashburnham	1687-1737
NA29967	Lumley; Richard (c.1650-1721); 1st Earl of Scarbrough; cr. 1690	c.1650-1721
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