Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 700
Title	Draft letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 6/17 Jul. 1705
Date	17 July 1705
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Discusses the increases made to the fleet; says that the queen has been obliged to add '22 great ships of the line' which was more than her original 'quote'; complains that the [Dutch?] have not sent any ships to join Lord Carmarthen; reports that Mr Vryberge assured the Lords that they would comply with this and send the ships as promised; however this has not been done; explains that the queen will send no further funds unless the States make the promised payment in return; hopes that Stanhope and Lord Sunderland have had successful talks with the States with regard too the 'contraband and passeports'. This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford. Old Style dating on letter.
Term	naval actions, Portugal 1705
Term	diplomacy, with Netherlands

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29469	Osborne; Peregrine (1659-1729); 2nd Duke of Leeds; succ. 1712; M.P.; vice-admiral; styled Marquess of Carmarthen 1694-1712; styled Earl of Danby 1689-1694	1659-1729
NA29467	Vryberge; - (fl 1705); Mr; representative of Grand Pensionary of Holland?; diplomat?	fl 1705
NA28983	Spencer; Charles (c.1674-1722); 3rd Earl of Sunderland; statesman and bibliophile	c.1674-1722
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