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Folios 115-118. Petition from the Court of Directors of the Bank of England on behalf...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/115/1/115

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This record is about the Folios 115-118. Petition from the Court of Directors of the Bank of England on behalf... dating from 1750 Dec 27 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/115/1/115
Date
1750 Dec 27
Description

Folios 115-118. Petition from the Court of Directors of the Bank of England on behalf of their former employee Joshua West sentenced to death for embezzlement and asking that the sentence be mitigated. Letter from W Fleetwood enclosing a resolution of the Court of Directors that they have no objection to West's sentence being changed to transportation for life should the King be so inclined.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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