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Letter 20 John Henry Merttins to the Court requesting permission to send out 1000...

Catalogue reference: IOR/E/1/25 ff. 36-37v

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This record is about the Letter 20 John Henry Merttins to the Court requesting permission to send out 1000... dating from 25 Jan 1734.

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Reference

IOR/E/1/25 ff. 36-37v

Title

Letter 20 John Henry Merttins to the Court requesting permission to send out 1000 oz of foreign silver and £31 worth of coral to Fort St George to purchase diamonds.

Date

25 Jan 1734

Description

Dated 25 Jan 1733/34

Related material

Read in Court 25 Jan 1733/34. See IOR/B volume covering that date

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

1 letter

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/badb4889-77cc-46e6-a8b2-b63f3cdc727d/

Series information

IOR/E/1

Home Correspondence

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Letter 20 John Henry Merttins to the Court requesting permission to send out 1000 oz of foreign silver and £31 worth of coral to Fort St George to purchase diamonds.