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Provost of Edinburgh Wilson to [Secretary Newcastle]. Concerning the Porteous riot:...

Catalogue reference: SP 54/22/80

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This record is about the Provost of Edinburgh Wilson to [Secretary Newcastle]. Concerning the Porteous riot:... dating from 1736 Sept 22 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 54/22/80
Date
1736 Sept 22
Description

Provost of Edinburgh Wilson to [Secretary Newcastle]. Concerning the Porteous riot: "this abomination both astonished and greatly afflicted me and the other magistrates"; and giving an account of their efforts to stop the riot

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6818107/

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Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series II

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