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.
Sub-sub-fonds
Post Office: Private Collections: Sir W H Preece
Catalogue reference: POST 106
What’s it about?
This record is about the Post Office: Private Collections: Sir W H Preece dating from 1854-1913.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at BT Archives.
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Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at BT Archives.
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 106
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Private Collections: Sir W H Preece
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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Transferred to TCK 89.
Please see BT Archives online catalogue and The Postal Museum's online catalogue for descriptions of individual records within TCK 89.
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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 and BT Archives online catalogue under the reference TCK 89.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- BT Archives
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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/C11817/
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Catalogue hierarchy
56 records
This record is held at BT Archives
111 records
Within the fonds: POST
Records created or inherited by the Royal Mail Group plc and predecessors
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Post Office: Private Collections: Sir W H Preece
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