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Initial: M Number: 1-169. (Described at item level)
Catalogue reference: C 211/16
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This record is about the Initial: M Number: 1-169. (Described at item level) dating from 1660-1851 in the series Chancery: Petty Bag Office: Commissions and Inquisitions of Lunacy. 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)
- C 211/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1660-1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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Initial: M Number: 1-169. (Described at item level)
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Mental illness
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5040532/
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Series information
C 211
Chancery: Petty Bag Office: Commissions and Inquisitions of Lunacy
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