Autograph letter signed : Utrecht, to The Duke of Leeds, 1710 April 1.

Writing that he hopes the letters by the two young lords have reached their grandfather; explaining that he does not yet have his abstract of the accounts for the last quarter prepared, since he is waiting on bills from a few merchants; promising to send it the following Tuesday; writing that the peace conference continues at Geertruidenberg, but the proceedings are kept secret; passing on some speculations about them, including that Louis XIV has asked for nothing from Spain but possession of Sicily, that Queen Anne will not let the French have anything in the Mediterranean Sea, for fear it would give them the opportunity to disrupt English trade with Turkey, and that there has been talk of reviving the ancient kingdom of Austrasia and making Philip V king of that; regarding this last idea, writing that the kingdom would consist of Lorraine, Burgundy, and Alsatia, and that the Duke of Lorraine would be compensated for his loss by being given the Duchy of Milan; reporting that the troops camped on the Rhine have left their winter quarters and are marching towards Flanders; adding that it is expected that the campaign will begin again in ten or twelve days; giving details about the movements of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy.