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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
Public Record Office: Letter Books
Catalogue reference: PRO 2
What's it about?
PRO 2
This series of Public Record Office letter books contains entries of in- and out-letters, 1838 to 1843 and 1852 to 1902, entry books of correspondence with government departments; and a number of Search Room letter books containing entries of...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PRO 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838-1902
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series of Public Record Office letter books contains entries of in- and out-letters, 1838 to 1843 and 1852 to 1902, entry books of correspondence with government departments; and a number of Search Room letter books containing entries of letters relating to searches in the public records.
Indexes to the letter books for the period 1838 to 1861 are in PRO 2/92-98.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The originals and drafts of these letters, where preserved, are in PRO 1
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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102 volume(s)
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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
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11920/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,787 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
You are currently looking at the series: PRO 2
Public Record Office: Letter Books
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