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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1232/O/80 |
| Title | N[athaniel] B[arton], Westminster to Thomas Sanders Little Ireton -' since you left, the Council of State has passed an order of association of the army and militia in case the enemy begin to make insurrection - there are appointed some army troops and some militia for the North of Trent to be under your command - there are daily rumours of the Cavaliers rising - Gloucestershire is much suspected - I spoke to Lord Fleetwood* this afternoon who said he had received a letter re the hastening of my troop to Scotland - the common enemy attempts secretly to corrupt some of the colonels of the army by offering them pardons - Lt. Gen. Ludlow is gone to Ireland - Major Robert Haulow and some others have been before the Committee for raising reports of a disturbance upon Parliament by the Army - the state of things grows to be very cloudy |
| Date | 21 Jul 1659 |
| Description | [*Charles Fleetwood (d. 1692) - M. P. for Marlborough 1646 - Lieutenant General of Horse in Cromwell's army in Scotland 1650 - member of the Council of State 1651 - commander of the forces in England, 1651 - commander in chief (later Lord Deputy) of Ireland 1652 - second husband of Bridget, daughter of Oliver Cromwell] |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Thomas Sanders of Little Ireton (1610-1695), Parliamentarian soldier |
| Format | Document |
| Term | English Civil Wars (1642-1651) |
| Commonwealth (1649-1660) |
| Letters (documents) |
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