L30/14/306/6

From 2nd Earl Shelburne, Streatham to 2nd Baron Grantham:

Not dated c.1782

From: 1782 To: 1782

Sends a letter from Ord with its enclosure. The silence of the French Court is unaccountable except for change of system, or some Ministerial contest which may end in it. In case this is so, as the sacrifices for Peace and the risk of war now lie with the India company, and as Cabinet left it with Grantham to settle with them, suggests Grantham sees the secret committee without delay to know how much further they would be inclined to go. Grantham observed there would probably be another opportunity by the return of Rayneval's courier, or he could still convey anything under cover to Mr Oswald without exciting much suspicion. If they think it necessary to extend communication to the Court of Directors, the consequences will be the worst. Mr Ord might possibly contribute to prevent this with the Deputy Chairman if he sees him previously.

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Ord,
Rayneval,
Oswald

France, WARS & TREATIES, American Revolutionary War