Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
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Series
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Manor Files
Catalogue reference: MAF 20
What's it about?
MAF 20
This series comprises files containing evidence of title and other particulars furnished by lords of manors in connection with the enfranchisement of copyhold lands.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Manor Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1840-1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises files containing evidence of title and other particulars furnished by lords of manors in connection with the enfranchisement of copyhold lands.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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In alphabetical order by name of manor. The original file numbers, which form a single numerical sequence across the whole series, have been used as item numbers.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Agriculture, 1889-1903
- Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commission, 1851-1882
- Land Commissioners for England, 1882-1889
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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208 file(s)
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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
- Manors
- Food and drink
- Fishing
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10421/
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