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Folio 77. Petition of the out pensioners of Chelsea College to the King, as they...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/155/1/77

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This record is about the Folio 77. Petition of the out pensioners of Chelsea College to the King, as they... dating from [1714-1760] in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/155/1/77
Date
[1714-1760]
Description

Folio 77. Petition of the out pensioners of Chelsea College to the King, as they are seeing their guards wages decreasing over the years. Queen Anne had promised to them that they would receive a salary of twelve sols per day as long as she lived, but the current commissioners reduced it to five sols per day, which is nearly not enough.

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