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Official matters, 1540-1856

 Series
Call Number: MS 240A

Scope and Contents

These documents consist of court orders for final concord, writs and returns, decrees, royal finance papers, and parliamentary bills, etc. Of note are a sequence of court orders from the time of Francis North (1637-1685), 1st Baron Guilford, who served as Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and another sequence of royal finance papers to which Francis North (1704-1790), 1st Earl of Guilford, 3rd Baron Guilford and 7th Baron North, was a party.

Locations include London, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1540-1856

Arrangement

In the arrangement of these documents there are several sequences which are, for the most part, in chronological order.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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