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Folios 126-127. E. Goodall to [Newcastle]. Man calling himself Samuel Powell, clerk...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/78/2/126

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This record is about the Folios 126-127. E. Goodall to [Newcastle]. Man calling himself Samuel Powell, clerk... dating from 1745 Dec 31 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/78/2/126
Date
1745 Dec 31
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Folios 126-127. E. Goodall to [Newcastle]. Man calling himself Samuel Powell, clerk to Mr Johnson of Clifford's Inn, accused Goodall of being a 'Popish priest'. The watch took Goodall to Saint Martin's Roundhouse and kept overnight; Justice Frasier discharged him next morning. Says Powell should be punished for accusing an innocent man hoping for a reward. Goodall born a Protestant, and has never been suspected of being Catholic. Once secretary to Mr Colman in Florence [Italy]. Currently established in Sir Robert's ministry; wrote in the Gazetteer and pamphlets. Dated at 'Lodgings at the Golden Spectacles in St Martin's Court' [London].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 322-323
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15669299/

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