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Account of sums due for powder and `petre' supplied during the month. Signed by John...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/26/96/1
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This record is about the Account of sums due for powder and `petre' supplied during the month. Signed by John... dating from 1587 Dec. in the series Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: 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)
- PRO 30/26/96/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1587 Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Account of sums due for powder and `petre' supplied during the month. Signed by John Powell, surveyor of the Ordnance.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Part of a miscellaneous collection bought for the Guildhall Library in 1890 and presented 9 December 1940. The Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Elizabeth, 1598-1601, contains on p.278, under date 6 August 1599, an entry of the warrant to pay Sir George Carew, lieutenant of the Ordnance, £1456-6-2, the total of 96/2, for munitions for the armies appointed for defence against invasion.
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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)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3604950/
Series information
PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,787 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
481 records
Within the series: PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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Account of sums due for powder and `petre' supplied during the month. Signed by John...
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