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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.446.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection pertaining to Jacobite resistance in France |
| Title | Edward Bourke to William Cadogan about their communications and false information |
| Date | 4 December 1716 |
| Author | Bourke, Edward (fl. 1700-1730) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses previous correspondence between Bourke and Cadogan regarding Bourke's discovery of a Jacobite plot in Cambray, France (refer to previous letters in the GLC01450.446 collection). Mentions a previous visit from Colonel Huske, who Cadogan sent to Cambray to deliver money and information to Bourke. Writes "ever since Huske was herre, all my letters by orders of the comander was taken up because they seen mee conserve soe much with him It is with difficulty I can send you this... " Writes that he told Huske previous correspondence was between Cadogan and Bourke's brother (possibly Ulick Bourke), and gave Huske a false address for his brother. Informs Cadogan (again) that information he received regarding a Jacobite invasion of England was false. |
| Subjects | France Global History and Civics Rebellion Spying |
| People | Bourke, Edward (fl. 1700-1730) Cadogan, William, Earl (cb. 1672-1726) James, Prince of Wales (1688-1766) Clanricarde, John Bourke, Earl of (1642-1722) |
| Place written | Cambray, France |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | 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 possibly the son of John Bourke, Earl of Clanricarde. Cadogan was known for his suppression of Jacobite uprising. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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