| Content Description | States that the Tsar has told him that, because of the present war, English, Dutch and Hamburg ships are banned from trading with belligerent ports, so can no longer supply French wine to the Russian court and empire; states that the Tsar therefore orders the purchase of a Hamburg ship, 'Strom von Archangel', captain Mathias Garder, and for another ship to be put under his protection, 'Die dreij Bynen Korve' [The Three Bees Corvette?], captain Jan Petersen; these two [ships] are to sail to Bordeaux to pick up wine, 'chartam scriptoriam' [writing paper?] and other French goods and bring them to Archangel; says that, to safeguard their journey, the British Queen [Anne] is informed of this arrangement and asked to register it and provide a safe conduct pass.
Endorsed on verso by Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; says document is to be copied and sent to Mr Crawley. |