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Despatches of French ambassadors from Ministere des Affaires Estrangeres (James II)...
Catalogue reference: PRO 28/40
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This record is about the Despatches of French ambassadors from Ministere des Affaires Estrangeres (James II)... dating from 1685-1688 in the series Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Film Copies of Extraneous Documents. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 28/40
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1685-1688
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Description (What the record is about)
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Despatches of French ambassadors from Ministere des Affaires Estrangeres (James II) supplementing Bashet's transcripts: Reg 166 and 167. complete
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2566385/
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Series information
PRO 28
Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Film Copies of Extraneous Documents
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