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A letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of B***, on a late important resignation, and its probable consequences

John Stuart, Earl of Bute (1713–1792), 1761

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1 August 1759

Battle of Minden

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What followed fincé “is too recent to be, repeated here. Providence certainly interpofed, almoft miraculoufly, in our ‘favour at the battle of Minden: but I muit be free enough to own, that the

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Notwithftanding our fuccefs at the bat- tle of Minden, his late majefty; as well as the king of Pruflia, were fenfible how much they had been mdebted to Provi- dence; and they wifely refolved not to prefume too much upon its care, but be- gan to'entertain fome ferious thoughts: of peace. Accordingly, on the 25th of No- vember 1759, declarations from their Bri-

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