Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 946
Title	Letter from James Hannan, to [Robert Harley] 1st Earl of Oxford; 16 Jul. 1711
Date	16 July 1711
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Encloses a letter from Captain John Herbert [not present]; reports that Herbert has agreed to provide the names of several merchants who have been in correspondence with France, if Harley assures him of protection; says that he has a friend in France, who may be 'preveiled upon' to provide intelligence reports for the Queen; says that his expenses are becoming very high; requests a post in the Queen's service.
Term	intelligence, reports
	crimes, pro-Jacobite
	patronage, requests for
	intelligence, collection of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29747	Herbert; John (fl 1711); Captain; provided intelligence on merchants corresponding with France	fl 1711
NA29746	Hannan; James (fl 1711); Mr; in dispute with his brother regarding succession to his father's Irish estate	fl 1711
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724