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Scottish rebuke and pension pleas to Earl of Mar reigns
A Scottish venting letter urges the Earl of Mar, now head of the Treasury, to grant pensions to Highland leaders to avert further rebellion and bloodshed. The writer praises English support, urges rewarding Geom-tree patriots, mentions Tweed bridge funds, and lauds Walpole’s assessment of Scottish wit and taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Mar
Scotland
Anne
Scottih
Will
England
Earl of Bure
Egypt
Tarquin
Hanover
Tweed
Lotteries
Lotteries, and the City of
London
Shakspeare
Fingal
Horace Walpole
Europe
Walpole