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Letter from William Tryon to Wills Hill, Marquis of Downshire
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
June 30, 1771
Volume 08, Pages 627-628

[From Tryon's Letter Book.]
Letter from Governor Tryon to Earl Hillsborough.

Newbern 30th June 1771.

My Lord,

I have herewith the honor to transmit to your Lordship the minutes of his Majesty's Council of this province from the fifth of

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April to the 30th instant, with a copy obtained of the Precedency from the Heralds Office, as it relates to the chain of precedency between Sr Natl Duckenfield, Bart, and his Majesty's Council.