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1 item extracted from FO 4/15. Letter to King George III signed by George Washington...
Catalogue reference: EXT 11/18
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 4/15. Letter to King George III signed by George Washington... dating from 1792 June 06 in the series Public Record Office: Items extracted to boxed storage from various classes of records.... 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)
- EXT 11/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792 June 06
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 4/15. Letter to King George III signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson announcing the appointment of Thomas Pinckney as minister Plenipotentiary [of the United States of America] in London .
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPM 37
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6100508/
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