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Joseph Barber (Ampthill) to Richd. How. I have preserved both thy letter & the contents...
Catalogue reference: HW/87/32
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This record is a file about the Joseph Barber (Ampthill) to Richd. How. I have preserved both thy letter & the contents... dating from 4 May 1717.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HW/87/32
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Date (When the record was created)
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4 May 1717
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Description (What the record is about)
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Joseph Barber (Ampthill) to Richd. How. I have preserved both thy letter & the contents of it with an inviolable secrecy .... I am very anxious for the event of thy next congress with Sukey. Pray Heav'n direct it for the best - Has just returned from monthly meeting at Pulloxhill where he has obtained a certificate for his marriage with Mercy Briggins (which he transcribes) "but realy I question whether P. [Briggins] & his wife will (at last) consent to my making my use of it ; for the concern both they & Mercy were in when I left them was greater than I ever saw before. ...
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8796458c-c34e-4afe-ad92-f2f25bf10116/
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HW/87
Letters & Papers of the How Family
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How White Papers
Within the series: HW/87
Letters & Papers of the How Family
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Joseph Barber (Ampthill) to Richd. How. I have preserved both thy letter & the contents...