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Military despatches.
Catalogue reference: CO 5/103
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This record is about the Military despatches. dating from 1781 July-Nov. in the series Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 5/103
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1781 July-Nov.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Military despatches.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C346598/
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CO 5
Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence
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