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Epitome of claim against the estate of James Copleston Townsend prepared for the...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1057/317
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This record is about the Epitome of claim against the estate of James Copleston Townsend prepared for the... dating from 1886 Jan in the series Miscellaneous Papers and Records. 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)
- RAIL 1057/317
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1886 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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Epitome of claim against the estate of James Copleston Townsend prepared for the Opinion of Mr. G. Farwell Q.C., in respect of certain transactions carried out by Mr. Townsend on behalf of the Swindon and Cheltenham Railway Company for the purchase of lands, the purchase money for which the Railway had remitted to Mr. Townsend by cheque which he had not paid to his clients
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- MPR 38/8
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2955255/
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RAIL 1057
Miscellaneous Papers and Records
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