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This is a letter written to Wittewronge (?) on 8 December 1657 from Richard Ward of Bushy. He writes requesting support for a campaign to enable Captain Titus to return to England from exile and his signature on a document to be sent to the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. The writer believes that W...

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This is a letter written to Wittewronge (?) on 8 December 1657 from Richard Ward of Bushy. He writes requesting support for a campaign to enable Captain Titus to return to England from exile and his signature on a document to be sent to the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. The writer believes that Wittewronge's name will be more acceptable and persuasive to Cromwell in support of their cause. A transcript is available.
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies DE/Lw/Z21 Folio 32

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19th Jul 2009

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 Citizenship, Geography, History, ICT, PSHE

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Hertfordshire Wittewronge 17th century protestant family migration persecution Cromwell Lord Protector Civil War exile petition influence Bushy letter

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