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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 816
TitleLetter from R[obert] H[arley, later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 30 Aug. 1705
Date30 August 1705
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionAsks that the recipient 'cover' his letters to him in order that he may be of service; assures the recipient that he had not forgotten him; says that nothing would have happened if there had not been more credit given to the 'violentest Whiggs than to the reasonable prayers and reasons of your humble servant'; says that the 'Gentlemen of England' have an opportunity to vindicate and restore themselves.

This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford.
Termpolitical parties, Whigs, behaviour of

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
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