Letter from John and Francis Simpson, Newcastle

Reference No:
U DDSY3/1/5
Dates:
1 Oct 1745
Description:
Insurance of goods in 'Thomas & Sally' from the Sound to Hull. Reinforcements for Newcastle ordered from Flanders. A Frenchman and a Spaniard landed at Sunderland and arrested. Hixon still alive. Guns brought from Shields for defence of Newcastle. Main body of rebels still near Edinburgh
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
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Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere