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Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe's demand for a parliamentary inquiry into his...
Catalogue reference: SP 37/19
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This record is about the Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe's demand for a parliamentary inquiry into his... dating from 1777-1779 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- SP 37/19
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1777-1779
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe's demand for a parliamentary inquiry into his conduct in North America having been granted. This piece is the continuation of the verbatim examinations conducted by the House of Commons sitting in Committee chaired by Mr Frederick Montague, on papers presented by Mr De Grey on 19 March last pursuant to an Address to the King. (Described at item level)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- For a summary, see W Cobbett, Parliamentary History XX, col 748.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Americas
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III
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