15 letters (ALS and LS) to William Blathwayt (1649?-1717), with drafts of two letters from Blathwayt to Romney, 1694 May 26 to 1698 Sep 27.

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Romney, Henry Sidney, Earl of, 1641-1704. 15 letters (ALS and LS) to William Blathwayt (1649?-1717), with drafts of two letters from Blathwayt to Romney, 1694 May 26 to 1698 Sep 27.

15 letters (ALS and LS) to William Blathwayt (1649?-1717), with drafts of two letters from Blathwayt to Romney, 1694 May 26 to 1698 Sep 27.

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Letters to Blathwayt, then Secretary of War, concern the army (appointment of officers, payment of salaries, etc.); his duties as master- general of the ordnance; estate matters (land bills, grands, patents, etc.), particularly concerning his own estates in Ireland and related bills before the Irish and English Parliaments; King William III (1650-1702) in Flanders. Mentions: Lieutenant Colonel Bridges, Governor of Londonderry; James Vernon (1646-1727), Secretary of State; the Earl of Billomont, governor of New York and New England; Edmund Williamson; various captains (Curry, Piper, Ecklin and Romir), and others.

1 v. (25 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

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