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Folio 80. William Cookson, mayor of Hull, to [Newcastle]. Concerning request for...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/76/1/80

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This record is about the Folio 80. William Cookson, mayor of Hull, to [Newcastle]. Concerning request for... dating from 1745 Dec 2 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/76/1/80
Date
1745 Dec 2
Description

Folio 80. William Cookson, mayor of Hull, to [Newcastle]. Concerning request for 20 pieces of ordnance and 500 arms; Now needs arms for 1,000 volunteers. Duke of Ancaster's battalion brings total to 2,000 men. Requests drawbridges for town gates. With list of commissioned captains: Charles Robinson; Robert Pease;?Natl [Nathaniel] Maister;?Marke Collings;?Joseph Sill; James Barry; Leo [Leonard] Collings; Thomas Bridges; Hugh Blayds; Charles Pool; John Turner; Richard Sykes; John Collings; Joseph Buttery of the artillery. Dated at Hull [Yorkshire].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 96
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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