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- Record Id:
- 040-003442908
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- 032-003442867
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100075949233.0x00058f
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- Add MS 6844
- Title:
- Volume XLI of the Mitchell Papers. Paper received of the King of Prussia, referred to in Mr Mitchell’s correspondence, respective to news and conduct, of various parties involved in the conflicts and peace progress of the Seven Years War (1756-1763), including intelligence, Dutch dispute with England on their Commercial Treaties, The King of Prussia’s subsidy from Great Britain
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Vol XLI. Paper received from the King of Prussia or his Ministers, referred to in H. P. M. and Mr Mitchell’s correspondence.
1. Note of Instructions to Sir C. H. Williams. [Referred to in the King of Prussia’s letter of 29th July, 1756]. Folio 1.
2. Precis of Mons. Hellen’s report, with respect to the Dutch dispute with England on their Commercial Treaties. [Referred to in the King of Prussia’s letter of August 14th, 1756]. Folio 2.
3. Extrait d’une lettre du Duc regnant de Brunswig au Roi de Prusse. Difficulties felt by the Duke with regard to the Treaty with Hanover 1756. [conf. the King of Prussia’s letter of 7th September, 1756]. Folio 3.
4. Intelligence from France, 1st November, 1756. Inclosed in the King of Prussia’s Letter of the 19th November, 1756. Folio 5.
5. Intelligence, 1st November, 1756. No. 1. Sent in Mr Mitchell’s of the 25th November, 1756 to the Earl of Holdernesse. Folio 7.
6. Intelligence, 8th November, 1756. No.3. in Mr Mitchell’s letter of the same date. Folio 11.
8. Intelligence, 12th November, 1756. No.4. in Mr Mitchell’s letter of the same date. Folio 13.
9. Memoire concernant les principals operations projettees par la Cour de France, pour la prochaine Campagne, sent in Mr Mitchell’s letter of the 9th December, 1756. To the Earl of Holdernesse. Folio 15.[Conf. the King of Prussia’s Letter of 19th November, 1756.].
10. Intelligence from France inclosed in the King of Prussia’s Letter, dated at Dresden, the 12th December, 1756. Folio 20.
11. Note of the Garrisons proposed by the King of Prussia for the reception of the Hessian and Hanoverian Troops sent from England. Sent in Mr Mtichell’s of the 13th December, 1756 to the Earl of Holdernesse. Folio 22.
12. Extrait d’une relation du Ministre du Roi à Coppenhagne, le conseiller Privé de Haeseler, du 1st Jan, 1757. Sent in r Mitchell’s from Berlin of the 15th January, 1757. Folio 24.
13. Intelligence from France, 2nd January, 1757. Sent in Mr Mitchell’s letter from Berlin of the 18th January, 1757. Folio 26.
14. Letter circulaire aux Ministres Russieus aux Cours Etrangeres, date de Petersbourg le 21 Jan, 1757. Inclosed in the King of Prussia’s of 20th and 22nd February. Folio 28.
15. Extrait des Avis qu’on a recus à la Haye, de la frontier, par l’orinaire du 26 de Fevr. de Liege du 22nd. Liste des premieres Trouppes Françoises qui marcheront dans le cours du mois prochain en 6. Colonnes pour l’Allemagne. 1757. Folio 29.
16. Conditions proposeés par le Cte Colloredo à Londres, touchant une Convention de Neutralité pour l’Electorat d’Hanovre. In the King of Prussia’s Letter of te 17th February, 1757. Folio 31.
17. Intelligence from Petersburgh. In the King of Prussia’s Letter of March, 1757. Folio 35.
19. Copie d’une Lettre arriveé le 8 de Mars à Mr le Baron de Münchausen à Hanovre qui l’a communiqueé au General de Schmettan, relative to the French Army in Germany. Folio 36.
20. Note from the King of Prussia upon the intelligence sent to Baron Munchausen, the 8th March, 1757. Folio 39.
21. Rapport of Baron de Munchausen’s Letter by the Prussian secretaries of state, Berlin, 26th March, 1757. Inclosed in the King of Prussia’s Letter of 29th March, 1757. Folio 41.
22. Extrait d’une lettre du 1st Juin, 1757, relative to the change of Ministry in England. Folio 43.
23. Extrait d’une lettre du Duc de Brunswic au Roy. Detail of the engagement between the Hanoverian forces and the French. Camp de Lade, 28th July, 1757. Folio 45.
24. Extract of the Letter of Mons. De Hellen to the King of Prussia, relative to the sudden illness of the Empress of Russia, and her reported death. Hauge, 15th October, 1757. Folio 47.
25. Traduction d’une lettre du Comte Esterhasi a Petersbourg au Lieut. General Brukow. Petersbourg, 18th November, 1757. Inclosed in the King of Prussia’s of the 22nd December, 1757. Folio 49.
26. Copy of Count Finckenstein’s Letter to the King of Prussia, on is conference with General Yorke; dated Berlin, 4th April, 1758. In the King of Prussia’s of the 8th April, 1758. Folio 52.
27. Extrait d’eine Lettre du Baron de Hochepied, au Greffier Fagel, du 16 Aout, 1758. Containing news from Constantinople. Folio 55.
28. Intelligence relative to the French Army in Germany. 19th September, 1758. Folio 57.
29. “Pro Memoria”. Relative to secret conferences held by a Swedish Officers with General Dohna touching the inclination of Sweden towards a peace, and the means by which it might be effected. Folio 59.
30. Extrait de la Reponse an Projet: In Mr Mitchell’s from Jessenitz in Bohemia, of the 31st July, [1758] to Lord Holdernesse. Folio 61.
31. Extrait d’un rapport de Sr Benoit, en date de Varsorie le 15 November, 1759. Sent in Mr Mitchell’s to Lord Holdernesse of the 29th November, 1759. Folio 63.
32. “Pro Memoria”. The King of Prussia trusts that Great Britain will advance to him the same subsidy this year as the preceding, for the support of the war. Folio 65.
33. Copy of the King of Prussia’s letter to the Cher de Frouley, February 14th, 1760. Folio 67.
34. Copy of a letter from the Bailly de Froullay to the King of Prussia, Paris, March 19th, 1760. Folio 71.
35. De Sur le Ministre de Choiseuil, par Mr de Frouley. (Copie). Relative to the overtures for Peace. Folio 73.
36. Note of Instructions sent by Count Finckenstein to the Prussian Ministers in England. Sent in Mr Mitchell’s letter of the 31st January [1762] to the Earl of Bute. Folio 75.
37. Instructions from the King of Prussia to Mr Keith; in Mr Mitchell’s to Mr Keith of the 21st January, 1762. Folio 78.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-003442867
040-003442908 - Is part of:
- Add MS 6804-6872 : Dispatches and Correspondence, from and to Sir Andrew Mitchell KB, Envoy to the Court of Prussia
Add MS 6844 : Volume XLI of the Mitchell Papers. Paper received of the King of Prussia, referred to in Mr Mitchell’s correspondence, respective… - Hierarchy:
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (78 folios)
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1756
- End Date:
- 1762
- Date Range:
- 29 Jul 1756-21 Jan 1762
- Era:
- CE
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