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DISTURBANCES (See also Chartists, and Ireland; and HO45/102): Civil disturbances,...
Catalogue reference: HO 45/258A
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This record is about the DISTURBANCES (See also Chartists, and Ireland; and HO45/102): Civil disturbances,... dating from 1842 May-June in the series Home Office: Registered Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 45/258A
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842 May-June
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Description (What the record is about)
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DISTURBANCES (See also Chartists, and Ireland; and HO45/102): Civil disturbances, Chartism, riots between English workers and Irish migrants, trade union agitation and strikes: Shropshire: the Duke of Sutherland and Chartist proceedings
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4727765/
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HO 45
Home Office: Registered Papers
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