Bourke, Edward, fl. 1700-1730 to William Cadogan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.446.11 Author/Creator: Bourke, Edward, fl. 1700-1730 Place Written: Cambray, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 29, 1716 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 22.6 x 17.4 cm. Order a Copy
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). Discusses a letter (not included) from Mr. Sheldon (possibly Dominick Sheldon), that Bourke may be transmitting to Cadogan, British ambassador at the Hague. Requests a sum of money from Cadogan, in exchange for information he has provided regarding Jacobites in Cambray. Instructs Cadogan to burn their previous correspondence. Addressed to John Williams, a pseudonym Cadogan used in correspondence with Bourke. Docket states 29 November; possibly written 21 November.
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