Belgium - Hill, The Rev. the Hon. Sir Richard - Sweet, Benjamin NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOULD READ 1697-98
£688
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 May 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
A collection of 79 autograph letters signed from Benjamin Sweet in Antwerp to Richard Hill in Brussels, dated 1697-1698, relating to the army activities and payments in Flanders, some chipped at edges, some waterstaining
Footnote
Note: The Rev. the Hon. Sir Richard Hill (1655-1727) was the deputy paymaster of William III to the army in Flanders during the War of the Grand Alliance, 1688–96. During the 1690's Hill served as a diplomat. Through the War of the Spanish Succession, he was an envoy to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in Brussels, and to the Duke of Savoy in Turin, whom he persuaded to join the Grand Alliance.