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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1232/O/14
TitleJoseph Swetnam, York, to Captain Ralfe Sutton - 'I got to York on Sunday night after a hard March and addressed myself to my Lord (Fairfax) and Sir Thomas (Fairfax) but they could not satisfy the major's desires at present being loth to clash with Essex - my Lord has written to Sir John (Gell) for the major's enlargement - after I and Mr Wigfall had remonstrated the business to the commissioners, they concluded the major was much injured and spoke very unpleasantly to Mr Wigfall - my Lord, Sir Thomas, Sir William Constable and Colonel Berevant spoke mightily in conclusion of the major - I moved for the restoration of your horses and my Lord has earnestly written to Sir John in this letter - send it by some of the major's officers to the major with all speed and bid him procure some of the Committee to deliver it before the Committee - if the major be gone to London, bid the messenger deliver it to some our friends of the Committee - if they but act as I have done, we shall not be trodden under foot - Sir John is extremely odious here - so soon as Sir Thomas is settled we shall have our hearts' desire - Mr Wigfall said the major was imprisoned, but for refusing to give up the old commission or not taking the new, but something secret that made them all cry out - let the man that conveys this go a safe way and speedily'. 1644/5
Date1645
Description[Captain. Joseph Swetnam, vicar of All Saints, Derby 1643-1662]; [Henry Wigfall of Renishaw, son in law of Sir John Gell]
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorThomas Sanders of Little Ireton (1610-1695), Parliamentarian soldier
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