Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 794
Title	Draft of letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], Whitehall, London, to Mr Wich; 23 Oct./3 Nov. 1705
Date	3 November 1705
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Requests that Wich send him all information regarding the Bishopric of Lübeck as it becomes available; says that the queen deems it to be of the utmost importance to prevent a 'rupture' on this issue; says that the queen has written a letter to the administrator of Holstein which Mr Wich is to present to him; reports that the queen has also written to the King of Denmark 'exhorting him to peace'. Old Style dating on letter. This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford.
Term	foreign policy, Lübeck, bishopric of
	diplomacy, with Holstein
	diplomacy, with Denmark

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29484	Holstein (fl 1705); Administrator of Holstein	fl 1705
NA29377	Frederick IV (1671-1730); King of Denmark; ( acc. 1699)	1671-1730
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724
NA29539	Wich; - (fl 1704-1706); Mr; diplomat; ambassador to Holstein?	fl 1704-1706