Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington Papers Bulk, 1717-1727 1713-1732

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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington Papers Bulk, 1717-1727 1713-1732

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Accounts, inventories, and receipts of George II and Spencer Compton.

0.4 Linear feet; (1 box)

eng,

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA

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SNAC Resource ID: 6649211

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