Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 672
Title	Draft letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 4 Jul./15 Jul. 1704
Date	15 July 1704
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Is obliged for Stanhope's services regarding the Duke of Marlborough; acknowledges receipt of various packets from Stanhope; believes that the 'great victory God hath given' the Duke of Marlborough will be 'of great advantage'; regrets that the only available reinforcements are 'recruits'; says that Lord Galloway 'goes immediately for L'artegal?'; says that he will continue to act as solicitor on behalf of Jene Regnt? and discusses the progress of his case; discusses 'secret' information he has received regarding individuals [communicating with France?]; cites this as evidence of Queen Anne's resolution to 'hinder this sort of commerce with France'. Parts of text missing due to damage to document. This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford. Old Style dating on letter.
Term	royalty, authority
	legal cases, Jene Regnt?
	military campaigns, Duke of Marlborough 1704
	trade, embargoes, against France
	crimes, pro-Jacobite
	armies, English, reinforcements

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA13806	Churchill; John (1650-1722); 1st Duke of Marlborough; created 1702; Marquis of Blandford	1650-1722
NA19007	Stewart; James (-1746); 3rd Baronet; of Burray Orkney	-1746
NA29454	Regnt?; Jene (fl 1704); -; legal client of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford	fl 1704
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724
NA29446	Stanhope; Alexander (1638-1707); Mr; English Envoy Extraordinary to the Netherlands 1700-6; father of 1st Earl Stanhope	1638-1707