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Folio 113 (Draft). From Charles, Viscount Townshend. Place: Whitehall. Circular...

Catalogue reference: SP 35/31/67

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This record is about the Folio 113 (Draft). From Charles, Viscount Townshend. Place: Whitehall. Circular... dating from 1722 May 7 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SP 35/31/67
Date
1722 May 7
Description

Folio 113 (Draft). From Charles, Viscount Townshend. Place: Whitehall.

Circular letter to the ports of Essex, Kent and Sussex, giving instructions to search all boats from and to France and Flanders; to stop all suspected persons or any who cannot give a good account of themselves, and to search them for letters and papers. They are to watch particularly that the letters and papers are not thrown overboard or otherwise discharged.

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