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ZA - City of Chester Assembly - 1407-1857
- C - Assembly: Finance Committee - 1827
  - 2 - Volunteer Corps - 1782-1794

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	ZAC/3/1
Title	Correspondence and other documents relating to the raising of a volunteer corps in Chester
Date	1794
Description	Relate to the volunteer corps raised in Chester on the initiative of the mayor and corporation in 1794. Includes draft memorial from Chester Corporation to Lord Amherst requesting his approval for the raising of a volunteer corps; letter from Captain John Podmore to Chester Corporation, thanking them for his appointment as commanding officer, 7 Sept. 1794; and copy memorial from Liverpool Corporation to Lord Amherst, relating to the raising of a volunteer corps in Liverpool.
Extent	1 item
Location	Held offsite - consult staff

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