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L29/559/48
Title
Harris, St. Petersburg to Grantham (private) An account had arrived of the preliminaries being signed between Great Britain, France and Spain at Versailles on 20 January. Before Harris had time to answer this note, his house was filled with "every member" of the French and Spanish missions. Harris "burning with impatience" to know the particulars of the negotiation.
Date free text
27 Jan, 7 Feb 1783
Production date
From: 1783 To: 1783
Level of description
item

Persons/institution keyword
Lucas,
Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron,
Harris, James
Keywords
political correspondence, ambassador, Foreign Secretary, French, Spanish, St.Petersburg, Britain, France, Spain, Versailles

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Wrest Park [Lucas] Archive
fonds | L
- Lady Lucas' Collection: Family Papers re Public Office
  sub-fonds | L29
  1550s - 1800
  - Correspondence between Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham (1738-1786) as Foreign Secretary and Sir ...
    file | L29/559
    1781-1783
    Harris, St. Petersburg to Grantham (private) An account had arrived of the preliminaries being si...
    item | L29/559/48
    27 Jan, 7 Feb 1783