Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Organization and Development Files
Catalogue reference: NSC 38
What's it about?
NSC 38
These files relate mainly to matters affecting the staff of the Post Office Savings Bank; there are also some papers concerning home safes, savings stamps and the coupon scheme for small savings.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NSC 38
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Organization and Development Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1881-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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These files relate mainly to matters affecting the staff of the Post Office Savings Bank; there are also some papers concerning home safes, savings stamps and the coupon scheme for small savings.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Post Office Savings Bank, 1861-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 file(s)
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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
- Banking
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11348/
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