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(This is the original 1750/51 Act, in facsimile image. For clearer text, with long s (ſ) converted to modern s, see British Calendar Act of 1751, the original text of the 1750 Act in plain text (ASCII), from Wikisource.) C R Cheney, ed. (2000) [1945]. A Handbook of Dates for students of British History. Revised by Michael Jones.
Memorial plaque to John Etty in All Saints' Church, North Street, York, recording his date of death as "28 of Jan: 170 + 8 / 9 " In the Kingdom of Great Britain and its possessions, the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 introduced two concurrent changes to the calendar. The first, which applied to England, Wales, Ireland and the British ...
Paper Bills of Credit, American Colonies Act 1750 or the Currency Act 1751 (repealed) 24 Geo. 2. c. 53. 25 June 1751.
From the 14th century until 1752, the legal year began on 25 March. It is only since 1752 that the legal year was re-set to coincide with the start of the historical calendar year (1 January) (see Calendar (New Style) Act 1750). [3] These date differences can also be confusing when sorting dates in old documents before 1753.
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African Company Act 1750; C. Calendar (New Style) Act 1750; Constables Protection Act 1750; I. Iron Act; Islington Church Act 1750; M. Minority of Successor to Crown ...
Signed in 1750, this Spanish ... Africa and America" [36] due to the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750. ... (Date of January 1 assigned retrospectively.) [171]
The African Company Act 1750 was an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain which dissolved the Royal African Company and created the African Company of Merchants, to whom the assets of the former were passed. The Royal African Company had been in financial difficulties for many years, but by 1747 these difficulties grew more acute.