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Mortmain and Charitable Uses Bills and Acts 1888, 1891 and 1892
Catalogue reference: CHAR 3/47
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This record is about the Mortmain and Charitable Uses Bills and Acts 1888, 1891 and 1892 dating from 1888-1946 in the series Charity Commission Secretariat: Registered Files (Plain Number Series). 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)
- CHAR 3/47
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1888-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mortmain and Charitable Uses Bills and Acts 1888, 1891 and 1892
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 53354
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Charities
- Conveyancing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C368457/
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CHAR 3
Charity Commission Secretariat: Registered Files (Plain Number Series)
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