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19th Century Transcripts, mostly Conway Papers: Scotland. 1560-1573. Flanders. 1562-1574....
Catalogue reference: SP 9/193
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This record is about the 19th Century Transcripts, mostly Conway Papers: Scotland. 1560-1573. Flanders. 1562-1574.... dating from 19th century in the series State Paper Office: Williamson Collection, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous. 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)
- SP 9/193
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Date (When the record was created)
- 19th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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19th Century Transcripts, mostly Conway Papers: Scotland. 1560-1573. Flanders. 1562-1574. France. 1567-1569. France. Letters from Henry Savile, envoy at Paris, to Sir William Coventry and others. 1671 Dec-1687 Aug. France. Letter from Geo. Savile, Marquis of Halifax. 1672 June 3. France. Letter from Geo. Savile, Marquis of Halifax. 1679 Mar 3. France. Letter from Geo. Savile, Marquis of Halifax. 1687 Jan 5. Transcripts, summaries etc. 16th cent.
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Europe and Russia
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Apart form the top entry (Scotland, 1560-1573) the remainder of the material in this piece was added in June 1925 (found among SP Foreign by Mr A J Butler and Mrs S C Lomas in the process of calendaring).
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- See 19th Report of Deputy Keeper of Public Records, p. 17.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3508381/
Series information
SP 9
State Paper Office: Williamson Collection, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous
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19th Century Transcripts, mostly Conway Papers: Scotland. 1560-1573. Flanders. 1562-1574....
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