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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/12
What's it about?
PRO 30/12
Papers of the first Earl of Ellenborough as Governor General of India, 1841 to 1844, and as First Lord of the Admiralty, 1846 together with miscellaneous and family papers.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1728-1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of the first Earl of Ellenborough as Governor General of India, 1841 to 1844, and as First Lord of the Admiralty, 1846 together with miscellaneous and family papers.
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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)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Law, Edward, 1790-1871
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 111 bundle(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Reginald Charles Edward Abbot3rd Baron Colchester, 1842-1919
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11958/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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