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Ministers seek Danish king’s halt on East India Company shift
Memorial by British and Dutch ministers urges King Frederick to withdraw a Copenhagen privilege transferring the East India Company from Copenhagen to Altena. They warn of harm to their subjects’ commerce as Ostend Company activities rise, and request a favorable royal response and report. Dated Copenhagen July 31, 1728, signed Glenorchy Affendelft.
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Great Britain
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United Provinces
East-India Company
Copenhagen
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Ostend Company
Denmark