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W Douglas, on his desperate case: he and his young brother are under sentence of...

Catalogue reference: SP 54/12/61

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This record is about the W Douglas, on his desperate case: he and his young brother are under sentence of... dating from 1716 July 11 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 54/12/61
Date
1716 July 11
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W Douglas, on his desperate case: he and his young brother are under sentence of death and cannot even maintain themselves in Marshalsea. He begs for mercy and asks that the loyalty of his father and brother, who gave evidence against the rebels, be taken into consideration

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series II

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