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
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Land Tenure Registers
Catalogue reference: MAF 76
What's it about?
MAF 76
Registers to records relating to enfranchisement, extinguishment of manorial incidents, and redemption.
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 76
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Title (The name of the record)
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Land Tenure Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1841-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registers to records relating to enfranchisement, extinguishment of manorial incidents, and redemption.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The records to which these registers relate are in: MAF 9 MAF 13 MAF 16 MAF 27
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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
- Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1903-1919
- Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commission, 1851-1882
- Land Commissioners for England, 1882-1889
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1919-1955
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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16 volume(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/C10477/
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