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Bribery at Barnstaple election: Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, bart (6 records)
Catalogue reference: KB 33/18/2
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This record is about the Bribery at Barnstaple election: Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, bart (6 records) dating from 1819 in the series Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Precedents and Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KB 33/18/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1819
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bribery at Barnstaple election: Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, bart (6 records)
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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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- Topics
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4221853/
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KB 33
Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Precedents and Miscellanea
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