London and the Kingdom - Volume 3 / A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.

by Reginald R. Sharpe

[137] Walpole to Mann, 9 Dec., 1745; Id., i, 409.

[138] Repertory 150, fos. 40-47.

[139] Walpole to Mann, 9 Dec.; Letters, i, 410.

[140] Francis, "History of Bank of England," i, 161.

[141] Journal 59, fo. 15.

[142] Walpole to Mann, 1 Aug., 1746.—Letters, ii, 43. The Freedom of the City was conferred on the 6 Aug. Journal 59, fo. 44.

[143] Journal 59, fo. 33.

[144] Walpole to Mann, 3 July, 1747. Letters, ii, 92.

[145] The peace was not proclaimed in the City until the 2 Feb., 1749. Repertory 153, fo. 138.

[146] "I need not protest to you, I believe that I am serious, and that an invasion before Christmas will certainly be attempted." Walpole to Chute, 20 Oct., 1755. Letters, ii, 477.