Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
Series
General Claims Tribunal: Files
Catalogue reference: LT 6
What's it about?
LT 6
General Claims Tribunal files concerning disputes arising from payments under the Compensation (Defence) Act 1939 and later Acts and containing correspondence relating to compensation for the requisitioning of land, buildings and food; damage to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- LT 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- General Claims Tribunal: Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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General Claims Tribunal files concerning disputes arising from payments under the Compensation (Defence) Act 1939 and later Acts and containing correspondence relating to compensation for the requisitioning of land, buildings and food; damage to property and loss of business.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arranged in numerical order according to file reference.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For files arising from claims heard by the General Claims Tribunal see: HLG 102/335 HLG 102/336
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 74 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10394/
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