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Part 2, Folios 3-4. From Duke of Sutherland. To King George l. Place: London. Lord...

Catalogue reference: SP 35/45/71

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This record is about the Part 2, Folios 3-4. From Duke of Sutherland. To King George l. Place: London. Lord... dating from 1723 Oct 3 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 35/45/71
Date
1723 Oct 3
Description

Part 2, Folios 3-4. From Duke of Sutherland. To King George l. Place: London.

Lord Sutherland [John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland] to the King. Requests to be given the position of Tellor [Chancellor] of the Exchequer, following the death of Mr [John] Smith [the previous day]. Sutherland stresses out that it would help him pay the debts he contracted on behalf of the government during the 'latest revolution' [? 1715 Jacobite rebellion].

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
French
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Closed For 30 years
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