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Secret mission proposals and letters from 1809 England to America
A long excerpt details Henry Henry Henry, Sir James Craig and Lord Liverpool discussing a secret American mission aimed at gathering political intelligence. It covers instructions to John Henry in Boston, the hoped for influence over Federalist factions, cypher arrangements, and the potential for reward, plus subsequent dispatches in 1809 and 1811 about the mission's status and compensation inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Gree Craig
Great ‘Britain
Americas
Generomen
James ‘Craig
B. America
England
America
Earl of Liverpool
Ryland
James Craig
Ing
London
Henry
Leicester Square
Fan
Lord Liverpool
Quebec
sit“Wation
Staves
Org
Nam, &c
Hermon W. Ryland
John Henry
Boston
Union
Lord
J. Craig
Colonial Department
General Union
J. A. Craig
Brekine
Jimerican
H. W. Ryland
J. Henry
Mr. Peel
Mgr. Henry
Downing Street
Liverpool
Lord Li
Anes Craig
Marquis Wellesley