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Nineteen playing cards, with the only court card being a king of diamonds, Paris...
Catalogue reference: HCA 65/11
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This record is about the Nineteen playing cards, with the only court card being a king of diamonds, Paris... dating from c 1779 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 65/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1779
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Description (What the record is about)
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Nineteen playing cards, with the only court card being a king of diamonds, Paris pattern; most have a patterned back; overwritten with promissory notes, probably to be exchanged for provisions for the ship La Jeune Marguerite (master unknown). Extracted from HCA 30/380, which may contain other papers from the same ship.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Language: French
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- HCA 30/380
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 65
High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted...
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