Focus on
Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Series
Army Establishment: Miscellaneous Books
Catalogue reference: PMG 14
What's it about?
PMG 14
These consist of Deputy Paymasters' accounts, etc, in respect of: Troops on the continent and in America, 1756 to 1861Deputy Paymasters' ledgers for regiments, staff, garrisons, etc, on foreign stations, 1804 to 1824Accounts of extraordinary...
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
-
PMG 14
-
Title (The name of the record)
- Army Establishment: Miscellaneous Books
-
Date (When the record was created)
-
1720-1861
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
These consist of Deputy Paymasters' accounts, etc, in respect of:
- Troops on the continent and in America, 1756 to 1861
- Deputy Paymasters' ledgers for regiments, staff, garrisons, etc, on foreign stations, 1804 to 1824
- Accounts of extraordinary expenses, 1753 to 1836; cash books, 1749 to 1798
- Entry books and registers of powers of attorney, 1721 to 1841
- Register of law cases, 1805 to 1819
- 'Off Reckonings' ledger, 1759 to 1765
- Treasury warrant book, 1838 to 1842
- Ledger of Chelsea Hospital in-pensions, register of orders for payments, etc., 1836 to 1847
- Ordnance (Ireland), Treasurer's letter and account books, etc, 1834 to 1839
- Entry books of royal warrants for half pay, etc, 1720 to 1817
- Warrants granting leave of absence out of the United Kingdom, 1752 to 1763
- Letter book of the Commissioners for the Property Acts (Army Pay Office), 1813 to 1822
Selected record (PMG 14/70) within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
-
Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
-
English
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
-
192 volume(s)
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
-
Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
-
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))
-
- Topics
- Army
- Pay and pensions
- Ireland
- Americas
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11670/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
3,474 records
Within the department: PMG
Records of the Paymaster General's Office and predecessors
You are currently looking at the series: PMG 14
Army Establishment: Miscellaneous Books
You may be interested in
-
-
Record revealed
Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister. -
The story of
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai took a historic stand against racism, low pay and limited workers’ rights.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.