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Folio 186: Instructions to the governor of Newfoundland. He is to prevent the British...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/298/72

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This record is about the Folio 186: Instructions to the governor of Newfoundland. He is to prevent the British... dating from 1776 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/298/72
Date
1776
Description

Folio 186: Instructions to the governor of Newfoundland. He is to prevent the British inhabitants from taking any exclusive possession of any lands, rivers or islands in the north of Newfoundland between Bonavista and Pointe Riche and from any actions prejudicial to the fisheries of the French allowed by treaty. In addition the governor is instructed to allow the French on St. Pierre and Miquelon to obtain timber from Newfoundland and to order all British subjects to behave properly towards the French.

Note
Enclosed in f.184. Copy enclosed in f.181
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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7347329/

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