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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.446.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection pertaining to Jacobite resistance in France |
| Title | Edward Bourke to William Cadogan about false information and tricks |
| Date | 18 November 1716 |
| Author | Bourke, Edward (fl. 1700-1730) |
| Recipient | Cadogan, William, Earl |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to "John Williams," a pseudonym Cadogan used in his correspondence with Bourke. Refers to previous correspondence discussing the discovery of a Jacobite plot (refer to GLC01450.446.04, .06, and .07), in which Bourke requested a pension in exchange for information he provided. Writes "I am very sorry that the news I did myself the honnour to write to you last, proves false by reason it was a trick of mister Sheldons" (possibly referring to Dominick Sheldon). Relates that Sheldon and others sent false information through Bourke to see if he could keep a secret. Writes that he hopes to go to England to procure information regarding Jacobite plots through his friends, a great number of whom are Tories. |
| Subjects | France Rebellion Global History and Civics Spying |
| People | Bourke, Edward (fl. 1700-1730) Cadogan, William, Earl (cb. 1672-1726) James, Prince of Wales (1688-1766) Abingdon, Montagu Venables-Bertie, Earl of (d. 1743) Clanricarde, John Bourke, Earl of (1642-1722) Bourke, Ulick (fl. 1700) |
| Place written | Cambray, France |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | James Stuart (James III, the "Old Pretender"), incited Jacobite support in France and Scotland in the early eighteenth century, attempting to claim the British crown. Though Stuart's plot had collapsed by early 1716, Jacobite sentiments continued to exist, leading to a 1745 rebellion in Scotland led by Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). 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. Edward was the son of John Bourke, Earl of Clanricarde. Cadogan was known for his disdain for and suppression of Jacobinism. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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