Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
Series
Council for Wales and Monmouthshire
Catalogue reference: BD 23
What's it about?
BD 23
This series consists of registered files, correspondence, minutes, published reports, and reports of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire, and of its various panels, relating to their establishment, constitution, and investigations into...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BD 23
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Title (The name of the record)
- Council for Wales and Monmouthshire
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of registered files, correspondence, minutes, published reports, and reports of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire, and of its various panels, relating to their establishment, constitution, and investigations into matters affecting the population of Wales and Monmouthshire. The latter included studies of agriculture, broadcasting, administration, industry, tourism, transport and cultural life.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 237 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Travel and tourism
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2799/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BD
Records created or inherited by the Welsh Office and the Wales Office
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Council for Wales and Monmouthshire
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