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Catalogue reference: TS 21/18
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This record is about the Commissioners of the Navy: Commission by King George II appointing James Mighells,... dating from 1731 Jan 16 in the series Treasury Solicitor: Deeds, Evidences and Miscellaneous Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Commissioners of the Navy: Commission by King George II appointing James Mighells, Sir Jacob Acworth, Thomas Pearse, Sir George Saunders, John Fawler, William Clevland, Robert Byng, Thomas Kempthorne, Sir Richard Trevanion and Richard Hughes.
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