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Report on the case of an alleged lunatic Hester Read, reputed to be unlawfully confined...
Catalogue reference: MH 51/29
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This record is about the Report on the case of an alleged lunatic Hester Read, reputed to be unlawfully confined... dating from 1846 Oct. 30 in the series Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- MH 51/29
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846 Oct. 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report on the case of an alleged lunatic Hester Read, reputed to be unlawfully confined by Jacob Shore of Farnborough, Somerset, No. 33
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Mental illness
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MH 51
Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Correspondence and Papers
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