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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 970
Title
Letter from Robert Kennedy, Highgate, London, to Mr Thomas Gordon, 'Batthus and the bunch of grapes', Broad Street, London; 3 Feb. 1712/3
Date
3 February 1713
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Regrets that he was not at home when Mr Gordon called on him; refers to men who are fighting against the 'enemy of the Gospel' and the 'Pretender'; comments on the 'bringing of the government of France to the religion of Rome'; refers to Sir David Dalrymple and others.
Old Style dating on letter.
Term
religious affairs, disputes
religions, Roman Catholicism
religious affairs, anti-Catholicism
crimes, pro-Jacobite
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA18922
James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766); Prince of Wales; 'the Old Pretender'; son of James II; also known as Chevalier de St George
1688-1766
NA29738
Dalrymple; David (c.1665-1721); 1st Baronet; M.P.; Lord Advocate for Scotland 1709-1720; cr. 1701
c.1665-1721
NA29781
Kennedy; Robert (fl 1713)
fl 1713
NA29735
Gordon; Thomas (fl 1713); Mr; suggested plan by which dissenters' intrigues could be discovered
fl 1713
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