Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 952
Title	Letter from [Thomas Hay, Viscount of Dupplin and 7th Earl of Kinnoull], to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; 30 Jul. n.y. [c.1710]
Date	30 July 1710 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that Harley's daughter [Abigail] is 'recovered'; says that 'little Tomie' is a 'very thriving child'; refers briefly to the elections at Edinburgh; says that he has been looking over the 'roll of the Scotch nobility'; believes that there will be little difficulty in choosing 16 peers 'to serve the Queen'; is glad that the Tories are now willing to assist the Queen. This document is undated; the date provided is based on internal evidence. The writer has been identified from internal evidence.
Term	family relationships, Hay family and Harley family
	government business, peers, creation of Scottish
	honours and decorations, peerage, Scottish
	elections, Edinburgh 1710

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29754	Hay; Abigail (-1750); Countess of Kinnoull; née Harley; m. George Hay 7th Earl of Kinnoull 1709; d. of 1st Earl of Oxford	-1750
NA11474	Hay; Thomas (1710-1787); 9th Earl of Kinnoull; succ. 1758; styled Viscount Dupplin until 1758	1710-1787
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA29755	Hay; Thomas (-1719); 7th Earl of Kinnoull; cr. Viscount of Dupplin 1697; succ. his cousin as Earl of Kinnoull 1709	-1719
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724