Catalogue description Saxe to Ligonier: he has shown Ligonier's letter to the [French] king who learns with...

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Details of SP 87/23/120
Reference: SP 87/23/120
Description:

Saxe to Ligonier: he has shown Ligonier's letter to the [French] king who learns with pleasure of the arrival of Sandwich with powers to treat for peace. He suggests Liège as the meeting place. When a date is fixed, the marquis de Puysieulx will arrive to meet with Sandwich. Ligonier should send someone to see M de Mesnil, maréchal de ville of Liège to arrange a place. The meeting cannot be kept secret, but they should avoid publicity. Dated at Tongres. ff. 261, 262
Date: 2 September 1747
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: French
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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