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FCP.015.1
REPOSITORY INFORMATION:
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, D. C., United States., DC 20003
phone: (202) 544 4600
DATE: December 1682

WATERMARK INFORMATION:
PRIMARY: Foolscap (IPH KEY: A7.1.3)
DIMENSIONS: 127.5 mm high x 53 mm wide
SECONDARY: seven-pointed collar; "4"(?); three balls; "HG"
PROCESS: DYLUX

PAPER INFORMATION:
MANUFACTURE: Laid
CHAINS: 24.5-24-24-24-23

ARTIFACT INFORMATION:
ARTIFACT: Newdigate newsletter
YEAR OF USE: 1682 London, England
REPOSITORY: Folger Shakespeare Library
SHELFMARK: L.c. 1315

DATABASE INFORMATION:
RECORD ADDED: 30 November 2000 NO. 1416


GENERAL COMMENTS: One of 3954 newsletters sent to Sir Newdigate of Arbury, Warwickshire from Whitehall, London. Sir Joseph Williamson (1633-1701) originated these letters for intelligence reasons. Williamson's newsletters differed from the commercial newsletters of a later date, such as O'Dyers. In order to obtain information of a secret nature, which in turn was dispensed to certain civil military officers, persons of power and authority in the counties, Customs officers, Naval Storekeepers, Postmasters, Governors of garrisons, Commanders of Fleets, Privy Councilors and officeholders in London, certain persons were paid for their information.

COMPANION: INIT.179.1/FOL 1457