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Folio 55. Petition of Guillaume Brown to the King, asking to be granted the newly...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/155/1/55

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This record is about the Folio 55. Petition of Guillaume Brown to the King, asking to be granted the newly... dating from [1727-1760] in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/155/1/55
Date
[1727-1760]
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Folio 55. Petition of Guillaume Brown to the King, asking to be granted the newly vacant position at the 'Removing water' department (changement des eaux), following the death of the previous incumbent Mr Herone. Brown mentions that he met the King [Louis XV] during a hunting trip at Ghorde (Gordes in Provence, southern France?) and that at that time the King told him he would help him find a position.

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Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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