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Folios 99-100. Folio 99. James Faynard, lately of Paris, to the Earl of Rochford...

Catalogue reference: SP 37/9/55

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This record is about the Folios 99-100. Folio 99. James Faynard, lately of Paris, to the Earl of Rochford... dating from 1772 Apr in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 37/9/55
Date
1772 Apr
Description

Folios 99-100. Folio 99. James Faynard, lately of Paris, to the Earl of Rochford that he has the secret of making a powder that will immediately stop the flow of blood from any limb cut or shot off as well as any wound to horses without the assistance of a ligature and offers this for consideration. He 'is willing to make any farther experiment upon either man or horse if required'. Folio 100. Copy of a certificate relating to Mr Faynard's Powder; legalised by the Lord Mayor of London and the Ambassador of France.

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Language
English and French
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