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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 1182
TitleLetter in French from Willem Buys, Amst[erdam], Netherlands, to Robert Harley, [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 15 Oct. 1706
Date15 October 1706
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionRefers to close relations between Holland and England and notes the Queen's desire to cultivate these; suggests relations can be strengthened by [English] efforts to secure an early conclusion to the Treaty guaranteeing the Protestant succession and the Barrier; sets out suggestions for achieving this, including the investment in Marlborough of full negotiating powers in respect of these points.
LanguageFrench
Termdiplomacy, with Netherlands
treaties, Protestant Succession
monarchy, succession of House of Hanover

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA18608Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland1665-1714
NA13806Churchill; John (1650-1722); 1st Duke of Marlborough; created 1702; Marquis of Blandford1650-1722
NA29481Buys; Willem (1661-1749); -; Pensionary of Amsterdam 1693-17251661-1749
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
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