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1 item extracted from SP 42/40 (folio 90). Illuminated letter from the Prince of...
Catalogue reference: MPF 1/104
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from SP 42/40 (folio 90). Illuminated letter from the Prince of... dating from 1757 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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- MPF 1/104
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1757
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from SP 42/40 (folio 90). Illuminated letter from the Prince of Saffee, son of the Emperor of Morocco, to Lord Tyrawley, Governor of Gibraltar, and Admiral Saunders, Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, 24 February 1757.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- Arabic
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982048/
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