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Folio 273. A letter from Thos [Thomas] Lamb to [undersecretary] John Bell, Upper...

Catalogue reference: SP 37/15/107

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This record is about the Folio 273. A letter from Thos [Thomas] Lamb to [undersecretary] John Bell, Upper... dating from 1781 Sept 13 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 37/15/107
Date
1781 Sept 13
Description

Folio 273. A letter from Thos [Thomas] Lamb to [undersecretary] John Bell, Upper Charlotte Street, Russell Place, London [Middlsex] [concerning information connected to spies and smugglers operating across the English Channel]. There have been no diligences, but correspondence has come for John Turner to the post office, which he has no authority to inspect. Mentions: 'Felix's business', Mr Peadle, and the open secret, locally, that intelligence goes to France by smugglers.

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Language
English
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