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Sub-sub-fonds
Post Office: Receiver General: Entry Books
Catalogue reference: POST 103
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This record is about the Post Office: Receiver General: Entry Books dating from 1694-1855.
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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 103
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Receiver General: Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1694-1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series is comprised, for the most part, of Entry Books of correspondence which contain authorities for acceptance and payment of monies by probate of wills, letters of administration, powers of attorney, bankruptcy, appointment of assignees, incidental payments, packet boat expenses and warrants for payments of annuities.
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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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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11816/
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270 records
This record is held at The Postal Museum
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Within the fonds: POST
Records created or inherited by the Royal Mail Group plc and predecessors
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Post Office: Receiver General: Entry Books
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