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Letters of Marque. (Described at item level)
Catalogue reference: HCA 26/4
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This record is about the Letters of Marque. (Described at item level) dating from 1744 Mar 20-1744 June 18 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque. 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)
- HCA 26/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744 Mar 20-1744 June 18
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters of Marque. (Described at item level)
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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)
- Ca
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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/C2989787/
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Series information
HCA 26
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque
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