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Instrument of Sovereignty drawn up by Captain Guillaume Dufresne on taking possession...
Catalogue reference: PRO 22/23
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This record is about the Instrument of Sovereignty drawn up by Captain Guillaume Dufresne on taking possession... dating from 1715 Sept 20 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 22/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1715 Sept 20
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Description (What the record is about)
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Instrument of Sovereignty drawn up by Captain Guillaume Dufresne on taking possession of Mauritius in the name of the King of France: with printed transcription and notes by Jacques Mallac, 16 Feb 1819.
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)
- French [Positive Photostats. Mauritius Archives. Photostatic Series No. 2. Presented by the Archivist September 1949.]
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2647268/
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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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Instrument of Sovereignty drawn up by Captain Guillaume Dufresne on taking possession...
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