Bourke, Edward, fl. 1700-1730 to William Cadogan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.446.04 Author/Creator: Bourke, Edward, fl. 1700-1730 Place Written: Cambray, France Type: Autograph letter Date: November 4, 1716 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy
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.
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