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Record
Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 537
Title
Letter from George Cornwall, Canton, China, to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 4 Dec. 1704
Date
4 December 1704
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Thanks Harley for favours which he has previously granted to him; hopes that Harley will assist him in gaining promotion 'into a ship'.
Term
patronage, requests for
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA29296
Cornwall; George (fl 1704-1705); sailor?; requested patronage from 1st Earl of Oxford
fl 1704-1705
NA893
Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
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