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Folio 28-29. Petition of Doctor Robert James of St James Westminster [Middlesex,...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/102/1/28

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This record is about the Folio 28-29. Petition of Doctor Robert James of St James Westminster [Middlesex,... dating from 1747 Oct 9 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/102/1/28
Date
1747 Oct 9
Description

Folio 28-29. Petition of Doctor Robert James of St James Westminster [Middlesex, London], seeking Letters Patent in respect of his claimed discovery of a cure-all pill, endorsed by [Earl of] Chesterfield, with Royal referral to the Attorney and Solicitor General. Filed with:

Folio 30. Affidavit sworn by Doctor Robert James of St James Westminster, concerning his claimed discovery of a pill against fevers, rheumatism, pleurisy, gout and inflammation.

Folio 31-33. Conditional recommendation from the Solicitor General [William] Murray that Letters Patent be granted to Doctor James for his medicinal discovery. Dated 12 October 1747.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 40-47
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15398118/

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