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Correspondence and Papers relating to:- Tower Liberty: Election of Lt. Gen. Milman...
Catalogue reference: WO 94/68/5
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This record is about the Correspondence and Papers relating to:- Tower Liberty: Election of Lt. Gen. Milman... dating from 1893 in the series Tower of London: Constable's Office: Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 94/68/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1893
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Correspondence and Papers relating to:- Tower Liberty: Election of Lt. Gen. Milman as Chairman of the Justices of the Liberty
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- one of 7 Pkts. in 1 Bdle (68) And see WO 55/1776 (Evidences relating to Tower Liberty, 1605-1686); WO 47/41 p. 6; WO 44/299, 300 and 302-305 contain Documents relating to the repair, etc. of roads within the liberty.
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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/C2697782/
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Tower of London: Constable's Office: Records
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