Gifts: Transferred from City Museum: Braikenridge deeds... Petition from the mayor, burgesses and commonalty of Bristol, to the King [George III?] in Council, urging the importance of their foreign trade, especially with Africa, pointing out the harm to which it was exposed from French ships of war and privateers, owing to the war, and praying for the employment of ships of war on the coasts of Africa to protect the trade, [? late 18th century]
Petition from the mayor, burgesses and commonalty of Bristol, to the King [George III?] in Council, urging the importance of their foreign trade, especially with Africa, pointing out the harm to which it was exposed from French ships of war and privateers, owing to the war, and praying for the employment of ships of war on the coasts of Africa to protect the trade, [? late 18th century]
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5163/193
Date(s)
[? late 18th century]
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1 document
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Seal of the Mayoralty of Bristol
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Petition from the mayor, burgesses and commonalty of Bristol, to the King [George III?] in Council, urging the importance of their foreign trade, especially with Africa, pointing out the harm to which it was exposed from French ships of war and privateers, owing to the war, and praying for the employment of ships of war on the coasts of Africa to protect the trade, [? late 18th century]
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Petition from the mayor, burgesses and commonalty of Bristol, to the King [George III?] in Council, urging the importance of their foreign trade, especially with Africa, pointing out the harm to which it was exposed from French ships of war and privateers, owing to the war, and praying for the employment of ships of war on the coasts of Africa to protect the trade, [? late 18th century]
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