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Post Office: Accounts of Packet Ship Services and British Overseas Posts
Catalogue reference: POST 4
What’s it about?
This record is about the Post Office: Accounts of Packet Ship Services and British Overseas Posts dating from 1773-1857.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at The Postal Museum. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at The Postal Museum. How to view it.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POST 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Accounts of Packet Ship Services and British Overseas Posts
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1773-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises accounts of British packet services and overseas posts, including records of agents and postmasters, packet stations, and packet boats. The accounts cover income, expenditure, salaries, allowances and disembursements.
Please see The Postal Museum's online catalogue for descriptions of individual records within this series.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Catalogue entries below series level were removed from Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, in November 2016 because fuller descriptions were available in The Postal Museum's online catalogue.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also:
For overseas mails letter books see POST 48
For records on British Postal Agencies POST 45
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The Postal Museum
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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)
- 32 volume(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
- Pay and pensions
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11735/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
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