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Kellet Seeds. Lime stone quarries at, with note in faded red ink initialled by W.C....
Catalogue reference: RAIL 844/58/10
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This record is about the Kellet Seeds. Lime stone quarries at, with note in faded red ink initialled by W.C.... dating from 7.10.1797 in the series Lancaster Canal Navigation Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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RAIL 844/58/10
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7.10.1797
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kellet Seeds. Lime stone quarries at, with note in faded red ink initialled by W.C. (William Cartwright)
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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RAIL 844
Lancaster Canal Navigation Company
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