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'The first humble beginnings of an agitation': The 1866 mass women’s suffrage petition
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3 items extracted from SP 36/101. (1) Petition of John Tuft, a prisoner in York Castle,...
Catalogue reference: EXT 6/20
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This record is about the 3 items extracted from SP 36/101. (1) Petition of John Tuft, a prisoner in York Castle,... dating from 1740-1747 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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- EXT 6/20
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1740-1747
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 items extracted from SP 36/101. (1) Petition of John Tuft, a prisoner in York Castle, to the Duke of Newcastle. (2) Certificate of the election of Dr John Thomas as Bishop of Peterborough. (3) Petition of the Bailiffs and Capital Burgesses of Tamworth, Staffordshire, to elect Heneage Legge as their Recorder.
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3040551/
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Items Extracted from Classes held at Chancery Lane before 1997: Flat Documents
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