[List of grants for the public services voted at every session of Parliament from 1688 to 1739], [ca. 1739].

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[List of grants for the public services voted at every session of Parliament from 1688 to 1739], [ca. 1739].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177736

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of accounts of public revenue, taxes, and loans from 1688 to1739. Entries include "For the Support of Greenwich Hospital," "Towards Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America," and wages to various members of the army and navy.

1 v. (110 p.) ; 43 x 39 cm.

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