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Letters Patent under the Great Seal authorising Major Edmund Andros, or, in default,...
Catalogue reference: PRO 22/13
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This record is about the Letters Patent under the Great Seal authorising Major Edmund Andros, or, in default,... dating from 1674 July 24, 26 Chas II in the series Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Photographic Copies of Extraneous.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 22/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1674 July 24, 26 Chas II
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters Patent under the Great Seal authorising Major Edmund Andros, or, in default, Anthony Brockhurst, to demand and take the New Netherlands from the authorities of the States General as provided by Article 6 of the Treaty of Westminster.
PLEASE NOTE: The 13 pieces (PRO 22/12-24) presumably contained in one box, were found to be missing during the rearrangement of all PRO classes in A39.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Original in the custody of the New York Historical Society. Photograph presented anonymously, March 1949.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 22
Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Photographic Copies of Extraneous...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
240 records
Within the series: PRO 22
Public Record Office: Reproductions of Records, etc: Photographic Copies of Extraneous...
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Letters Patent under the Great Seal authorising Major Edmund Andros, or, in default,...
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