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6 items extracted from SP 36/49. (1) Petition of the Corporation of Derby to appoint...
Catalogue reference: EXT 6/5
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This record is about the 6 items extracted from SP 36/49. (1) Petition of the Corporation of Derby to appoint... dating from 1736-1739 in the series Items Extracted from Classes held at Chancery Lane before 1997: Flat Documents. 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)
- EXT 6/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1736-1739
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Description (What the record is about)
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6 items extracted from SP 36/49. (1) Petition of the Corporation of Derby to appoint Thomas Borrow as Recorder. (2) Petition of William [Bru]man of Hampshire to the King. (3) Various reports and petitions from Oriel College, Oxford. (4) Petition on behalf of prisoners of war held at St Sebastian, France and Pamplona, Spain. (5) Case concerning John Harris, late Lord Bishop of Llandaff and Dean of Wells. (6) List of members of the House of Commons who voted against the Convention with Spain.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Internment
- Europe and Russia
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3040536/
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Items Extracted from Classes held at Chancery Lane before 1997: Flat Documents
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