Talk:Elizabeth Alkin
Latest comment: 4 years ago by SchroCat in topic Hired by who, again?
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Hired by who, again?
editIn 1645 Alkin was employed by the earl of Essex, Sir William Waller, ...
According to the article on William Waller, he was never the Earl of Essex. However, he did serve under Essex up until April 1645, when they both resigned their commissions in response to the Self-denying Ordinance. Did Waller hire Alkin on behalf of Essex? (I don't have access to the source.) Smallus Editus (talk) 21:27, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- Clarified. The source isn’t entirely clear, and it looks like a list of two people when it’s actually a list of three. - SchroCat (talk) 21:51, 25 May 2020 (UTC)