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Folios 241-242. A letter from Viscount Stormont to the Attorney General and Solicitor...

Catalogue reference: SP 37/15/96

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This record is about the Folios 241-242. A letter from Viscount Stormont to the Attorney General and Solicitor... dating from 1781 Sept 3 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 37/15/96
Date
1781 Sept 3
Description

Folios 241-242. A letter from Viscount Stormont to the Attorney General and Solicitor General, dated at St James's seeking their report on the legality of removing American [rebel] prisoners from Forton [Gosport, Hampshire] to Shrewsbury [Shropshire], or some other prison. Follows a mass escape.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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