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This record is about the Folios 133-135. Petition of [Jacobite] John Henderson, writer or attorney, of Lochmaben... dating from 1746 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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SP 36/92/1/133
1746
Folios 133-135. Petition of [Jacobite] John Henderson, writer or attorney, of Lochmaben [Dumfriesshire]. Henderson claims that the circumstances leading to his involvement in the Rebellion were not made clear at his trial and that he was forced into rebel service. He denies the allegation stating that he was in fact loyal to the Crown. Two copies.
Folios 127-129
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Folios 133-135. Petition of [Jacobite] John Henderson, writer or attorney, of Lochmaben...
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