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Folio 18. Petition to the Duke of Newcastle from William McIntosh, formerly a chapman...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/88/2/18

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This record is about the Folio 18. Petition to the Duke of Newcastle from William McIntosh, formerly a chapman... dating from 1746 Oct 13 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/88/2/18
Date
1746 Oct 13
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Folio 18. Petition to the Duke of Newcastle from William McIntosh, formerly a chapman of Inverness [Inverness-shire], now a prisoner [and suspected Jacobite]. Claims he was imprisoned only on the word of a servant of?Cotd. [?Lieutenant Colonel] Martyn, as revenge; some years previous he brought legal action against Martyn for beating him, and was awarded £300 damages. Adds that the clergy and inhabitants of Inverness will attest to his innocence, and that he is suffering from illness due to his confinement. Dated on board the James and Mary prisoner transport on the River Thames.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 252 - 253
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15844027/

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