Pledge to Produce Letter From Lord Bute to Count de Guiones
A 18th century style pledge from Jonathan Britain at Reading Goal dated December 35 1971 promises to publish a letter from Lord Bute to the Count de Guiones regarding disputes over money. He notes a lesser figure was among those removed by a clerk who eloped last April and warns more charges against the ministry will follow.
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Bute
Count de Guiones
Tam
Reading
Jonathan Britain
P. S
Pardon Request Letter Details Treason and Fire Plot
A long royal letter claims the writer aided Portsmouth Dockyard arson in July 1770 with French emissaries. He admits enlisting men in Britain for French lif brigades and composing treasonous letters insulting the king. He sought a pardon, noting a conditional grant tied to performance and punishment if not fulfilled.
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Sureik
Lown
France
St. Yames’s
Buckingham House
Iri
Earl of Suffolk
London
Cerson