The Forgotten Commissioner: Sir William Mildmay and the Anglo-French Commission of 1750-1755
Enid Robbie
307 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0870136518
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Language: English
Publish: 1054364400000
The Anglo-French Commission’s failure to ratify the 1748 treaty of Aix-la-Chappelle was to have far-reaching consequences for the futures of Britain, France, the American colonies and India. The letters of Sir William Mildmay provide first-hand insights into 18th-century diplomacy.