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Viscount Townsend to earl of Shelburne. General discontent at the non appointment...

Catalogue reference: SP 63/425/3967

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This record is about the Viscount Townsend to earl of Shelburne. General discontent at the non appointment... dating from 1767 Nov 15 in the series State Paper Office: State Papers Ireland, Elizabeth I to George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 63/425/3967
Date
1767 Nov 15
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Viscount Townsend to earl of Shelburne. General discontent at the non appointment of a chancellor had led to a proposal to vote only a short Money Bill (from three months to three months) - that he had called a meeting of HM's principal servants to decide what should be done - majority decided to wait until the following Tuesday morning to consider whether the motion should be resisted. Dated at Dublin Castle

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State Paper Office: State Papers Ireland, Elizabeth I to George III

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