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Series
Home Office and Prison Commission: Treasury Authorities for Expenditure
Catalogue reference: PCOM 13
What's it about?
PCOM 13
These files of papers relate to Treasury Authorities issued during the period 1849-1946. They refer to expenditures by the directors of convict prisons and the Prison Commissioners on appointments, estimates, salaries, pay and allowances and the...
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- PCOM 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office and Prison Commission: Treasury Authorities for Expenditure
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1849-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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These files of papers relate to Treasury Authorities issued during the period 1849-1946. They refer to expenditures by the directors of convict prisons and the Prison Commissioners on appointments, estimates, salaries, pay and allowances and the clothing, victualling and medical treatment of prisoners.
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Chronological
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- 98 file(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11508/
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Home Office and Prison Commission: Treasury Authorities for Expenditure
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