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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1232/O/12
TitleThomas Sanders to Col. Sanders (draft) - 'your servant a poor prisoner, requests you to write and send Captain Swetnam to Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas to acquaint them how the case stands, to move for a commission and command the stay of the troops with you - if they come to Derby their horses and arms will be taken from them - if my Lord sends to Sir John (Gell) for more troops, Hope's troop may get out of town by that means - they have sent to York to get leave for the troops to return - they seek to destroy the regiment - it is a business of great weight so desire to be speedy and serious - I have sent to Lord Essex for an order to come up and resign my commission' (Jan/Feb) 1644/5
Date1645
Description[Ferdinando Fairfax, 1st Baron Fairfax (1584-1648), commander of the Parliamentary forces in Yorkshire]; [Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), later 2nd Baron Fairfax - son of above - appointed commander in chief of the New Model Army, 1645]
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorThomas Sanders of Little Ireton (1610-1695), Parliamentarian soldier
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