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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.446.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection pertaining to Jacobite resistance in France |
| Title | Edward Bourke to William Cadogan discussing the Jacobite rebellion |
| Date | 4 November 1716 |
| Author | Bourke, Edward (fl. 1700-1730) |
| Recipient | Cadogan, William, Earl |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discussing Jacobite rebellion, writes "the first of this month a letter was putt into my hands to be forwarded to mister Sheldon one of the pretenders privy counsell with treats of nothing but to conspire against King George. I would lett you know ye chief article of it together with my name only I am afraid to be discovered, but I beg the favour of your Lordship to sign some other name and to give mee some other address and I will write you word of all there is in the letter..." Requests a reward for his discovery of treason. Instructs the lord to direct correspondence to Monsieur Hurcado, of the Cambray post in Flanders. |
| Subjects | Rebellion Global History and Civics France Treason Spying |
| People | Cadogan, William, Earl (cb. 1672-1726) Bourke, Edward (fl. 1700-1730) George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) James, Prince of Wales (1688-1766) Sheldon, Dominick (fl. 1689-1721) |
| Place written | Cambray, France |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Cambrai (also written Cambray) is a French sous-prefecture of the Nord département. General Dominique Sheldon served as commander of Roi d’Angleterre, a regiment raised by Stuart in 1791; he fought in the Jacobite and French armies from 1689-1721. Cadogan was known for his suppression of Jacobite uprisings. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Earl of Cadogan to Edward Bourke guaranteeing a reward for intelligence on the Jacobit plot |
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