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Folio 144. Enclosed: Inquisition taken at Fontmel Magna before George Filliter, coroner,...
Catalogue reference: SP 36/44/144
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This record is about the Folio 144. Enclosed: Inquisition taken at Fontmel Magna before George Filliter, coroner,... dating from [1737] in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. 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)
- SP 36/44/144
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1737]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folio 144. Enclosed: Inquisition taken at Fontmel Magna before George Filliter, coroner, on December 18 upon the murder of John Tothevill. [Formerly enclosed in 154]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7765957/
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SP 36
Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II
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