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'Short abstract of the 12th of Charles the Second, commonly called the Navigation law, with some observations on its relative force between England and Ireland.', 1784.

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Identifier: MS.64

Scope and Contents

The manuscript includes letters of Lord North, 1783, John Foster, 1784, and others on the subject of the Navigation Law, and abstracts of trade between Great Britain and Ireland in the year 1783.

Dates

  • Creation: 1784.

Extent

66 Leaves ; Folio.

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Arrangement

66 folios (folios 63-66 are blank).

Other Finding Aids

There is a table of contents (folio 1).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Sotheby's, 23 February 1927, lot 749.

Bibliography

Calendared by Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Eighteenth Century Irish Official Papers in Great Britain, Private Collections, volume i (Belfast, 1973), pages 253-255.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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