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Folios 137-138. [Carrington's] account of prisoners in Newgate and New Prison. John...
Catalogue reference: SP 36/81/1/137
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This record is about the Folios 137-138. [Carrington's] account of prisoners in Newgate and New Prison. John... dating from 1746 Feb 15 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SP 36/81/1/137
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1746 Feb 15
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folios 137-138. [Carrington's] account of prisoners in Newgate and New Prison. John Collen, rebel [Jacobite] boy captured by Duke of Cumberland, gave information about following prisoners: John Hunter; James Wilder; Thomas Sedel; William Brattrough; Captain Sanderson; Captain Geede.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- Folios 160-161
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Treason and rebellion
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16108412/
Series information
SP 36
Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II
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