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Folio 105. Petition of Scottish prisoner David Row, under sentence of death for joining...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/87/1/105

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This record is about the Folio 105. Petition of Scottish prisoner David Row, under sentence of death for joining... dating from 1746 Sept 12 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/87/1/105
Date
1746 Sept 12
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Folio 105. Petition of Scottish prisoner David Row, under sentence of death for joining the [Jacobite] rebellion. Recalls his foreign voyage aboard the Margrt [Margaret] when he was capture by a French privateer, ransomed, imprisoned, and released through the agency of Lord John Drummond, 'an Officer of the French King's service'. Contracted a 'violent distemper... whereby his judgement and understanding was greatly affected'. Dated at York Castle [Yorkshire].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folio 123
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15843928/

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