Weemes, James, fl. 1700-1701 to Robert Livingston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00571 Author/Creator: Weemes, James, fl. 1700-1701 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1700/06/07 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 33.1 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
Weemes writes discussing the key issue of Europe: the succession of the Spanish throne. With the death of the King of Spain, it is rumored that the throne would pass to the Dauphin of France. Weemes also writes of the ill-fated Scottish Colony of Darien, and its subsequent claiming by the Spanish. Finally, Weemes writes of his difficulties in gaining pay for the thirty men serving under his command. Docketed on address leaf.
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