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Defendant: Stanley, Matilda Lavinia Exhibit 6 (photograph). Charge: Libel . For pardon,...
Catalogue reference: CRIM 1/681
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This record is about the Defendant: Stanley, Matilda Lavinia Exhibit 6 (photograph). Charge: Libel . For pardon,... dating from 1906 Sep 11 in the series Central Criminal Court: Depositions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CRIM 1/681
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1906 Sep 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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Defendant: Stanley, Matilda Lavinia Exhibit 6 (photograph). Charge: Libel .
For pardon, see CRIM 1/103/7
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4200791/
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CRIM 1
Central Criminal Court: Depositions
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