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1 item (enclosure to Major-General Shirley's letter of 8 Mar 1756) extracted from...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/332
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure to Major-General Shirley's letter of 8 Mar 1756) extracted from... dating from 1756 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various 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)
- MPG 1/332
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1756
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure to Major-General Shirley's letter of 8 Mar 1756) extracted from CO 5/46 (f 431). Map of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia showing forts built along western frontiers for protection against the French; rivers, chief towns. Boundaries of provinces marked in colour. Reference tables to forts. Scale: 1 inch to about 36 miles. Compass indicator. Drawn by order of General Shirley by William Alexander, secretary, and copied by Mr Bartman.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 35.3 cm x 44.7 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 2017
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981021/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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