[Letters patent : Westminster, to Sir William Lee, 1754 Mar. 8].

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[Letters patent : Westminster, to Sir William Lee, 1754 Mar. 8].

Granting Sir William Lee the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mar. 8, 1754 (Lee died Apr. 8, 1754, before this document was officially recorded).

1 leaf (1 p.) : parchment ; 510 x 720 mm.

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