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Original Letters Patent appointing John Balchen, esq., Master of the Royal Hospital...
Catalogue reference: SP 9/72
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This record is about the Original Letters Patent appointing John Balchen, esq., Master of the Royal Hospital... dating from 1744 Mar 19 in the series State Paper Office: Williamson Collection, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- SP 9/72
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744 Mar 19
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original Letters Patent appointing John Balchen, esq., Master of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, at a salary of 1000l. [The Great Seal, brown wax, on plaited red and white cords. The whole in a leather covered wooden box, formerly lined with a pictorial wallpaper. This wallpaper has been removed and is now found under the reference Safe Room 23/10/2]
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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
- Pay and pensions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3508258/
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SP 9
State Paper Office: Williamson Collection, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous
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