Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1178
Title	Letter in French from Willem Buys, Amst[erdam], Netherlands, to Robert Harley, [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 27 Jul. 1706
Date	27 July 1706
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to the Treaty between England and Scotland as being well advanced and praises the Queen for her part in this; refers to a generous and noble action on the part of the Duke of Marlborough and believes this will strengthen the union between the two nations; refers to the Declaration or Manifesto to be used in France, noting that he has asked the Conseiller Pensionnaire to communicate this to the Deputies. Notes the arrival of 22 vessels [from the East Indies], 7 of which are for the companies in England.
Language	French
Term	military campaigns, Europe 1706
	treaties, England and Scotland 1706
	European affairs, politics 1706

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA13806	Churchill; John (1650-1722); 1st Duke of Marlborough; created 1702; Marquis of Blandford	1650-1722
NA29481	Buys; Willem (1661-1749); -; Pensionary of Amsterdam 1693-1725	1661-1749
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724