ALS, 1703 May 10 : London [Eng.] to "honored ffriend" [Edward Southwell?] / Wm Penn.

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ALS, 1703 May 10 : London [Eng.] to "honored ffriend" [Edward Southwell?] / Wm Penn.

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Recommends Capt. Best to the Duke (James Butler?); the "substantial and eminent" Joseph Pike; prediction that Ireland could be "happy for an age," if it makes use of opportunity; Emperor's envoy reports P. Lewis attacked the trenches of Mar(shal) Villar [sic].

1 item (3 p.) ; 23 cm.

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Southwell, Edward, 1671-1730

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Lewis, Peter.

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Villars, Claude Louis Héctor, duc de, 1653-1734

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Villars was a French Army general who eventually became a Marshall General of France. From the description of [Document] 1705 août 25 / duc de Villars. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 464260811 Claude Louis Hector Villars (1653-1734) was the last of the great generals of Louis XIV. He fought in the Dutch War (1672-78) and in 1687 went to Bavaria, where he helped strengthen the new French alliance with the elector of Bavaria; he fought with the elector aga...

Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1665-1745

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English soldier and administrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Kilkenny, Ireland, to an unidentified recipient, 1703 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131580 ...

Pike, Joseph

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