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Thomas Paine: Letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. Printed for the Society for Constitutional...
Catalogue reference: TS 24/3/4
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This record is about the Thomas Paine: Letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. Printed for the Society for Constitutional... dating from 1792 June 6 in the series Treasury Solicitor: Miscellaneous Papers on Sedition Cases. 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)
- TS 24/3/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792 June 6
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Description (What the record is about)
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Thomas Paine: Letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. Printed for the Society for Constitutional Information
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 6 copies See also TS24 3/124
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- Topics
- Treason and rebellion
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3425216/
Series information
TS 24
Treasury Solicitor: Miscellaneous Papers on Sedition Cases
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