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Roxburghe, on the referral to the Treasury of the petition of Barbara Spencer widow....

Catalogue reference: SP 55/12/88

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This record is about the Roxburghe, on the referral to the Treasury of the petition of Barbara Spencer widow.... dating from 1725 Feb 23 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland: Letter Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 55/12/88
Date
1725 Feb 23
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Roxburghe, on the referral to the Treasury of the petition of Barbara Spencer widow. Regards the granting of relief to her and her numerous family, in consideration of her father's good service in defending the Orkney Isles from the French. That the petitioner's late father was awarded a pension by King William III for life for his extraordinary courage and affection to the government.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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SP 55

Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland: Letter Books

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