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Publication Date
1689
Document Type
Book Page
Format
.tif
Extent
4 unnumbered pages ; 25 cm
Page Number
10003
Description
Copy of a letter from William III, King of England to the Lord General of the United Netherlands. Generic correspondence upon the ascension of William III to the English throne to the Netherlands. Translated from Dutch to German; Whitehall, February 23, 1689. Proclamation by Parliament blessing the ascent of William III & Mary to the throne of England and wishing them many happy years of reigning. Signed by John Brown, Parliament clerk, sent February 22, received March 2, 1689. Letter to the Lord Deputies of England; regarding Princess Anna of Denmark’s visit to Whitehall. Signed by Nicolaes Whitson (statesman and mayor of Amsterdam), W. of Nassau (Dutch soldier and diplomat under William III of England, 1st Earl of Rochford), Everhard van Weede. London, Feb. 22, 1689. William III's letter to the States General gives an account of the proclamation in Parliament of William and Mary as King and Queen of England. Includes letters (22 and 23 February) from Dutch envoys in London, N. Witsen, W. de Nassau, and E. de Weede, to the States General. Also a list of the horse and foot regiments which had accompanied William III to England and which will now be sent back to the Netherlands.
Comments
relators:att:person:William III King of England 1650-1702|relators:att:person:Weede van Dijkveld, Everard van 1626-1702|Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Foreign Language B1F32