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Russian and Swedish military moves near Finland and Riga report
Letters from Petersburg say Czar strengthens army in Finland to 27005 men. Troops near Revel and along the coast to Petersburg ready to move if needed. Fortifications at Revel nearly finished. Swedes prepare harbour defenses at Cronfort with ships and batteries. Muscovite forces encamped near Riga daily reinforced. 4600 men near Mitau. Stockholm reports court shifts and South Sea Company notes on annuities and stock terms.
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