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A58601 The coppy of a letter written by a friend, to the Laird of Blaikwood and his answer, with the coppy of my Lord Angus's letter, from Utrecht, 21/11 January 1692. To My Lord Marquess of Dowglas his father, Edinburgh, 16th: August 1692. Lawrie, William, d. 1700?; Angus, James Douglas, Earl of, 1671-1692.; Marketing/Technology Service. 1692 (1692) Wing S119; ESTC R217869 6,262 5

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