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`Petition de Droit of Olive, Princess of Cumberland' to the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/26/156
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This record is about the `Petition de Droit of Olive, Princess of Cumberland' to the Chancellor of the Exchequer... dating from 1828 June 14 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 30/26/156
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 June 14
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Description (What the record is about)
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`Petition de Droit of Olive, Princess of Cumberland' to the Chancellor of the Exchequer claiming £15.000 bequeathed to her under the will of George III
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Presented by Mr. David Dumas, 50, Spring Street, E.Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S.A., February 1975
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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/C3605023/
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Series information
PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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