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Admiral Sir Charles Napier: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/16
What's it about?
PRO 30/16
These consist of letters and papers relating chiefly to Sir Charles Napier's expedition to the Baltic in 1854, with various maps and plans, among them a number of MS plans, elevations and sketches of the fortifications of Hangoudd, Sveaborg and Kronstadt.
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 30/16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiral Sir Charles Napier: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1751 - c1858
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Description (What the record is about)
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These consist of letters and papers relating chiefly to Sir Charles Napier's expedition to the Baltic in 1854, with various maps and plans, among them a number of MS plans, elevations and sketches of the fortifications of Hangoudd, Sveaborg and Kronstadt.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The remaining papers of Admiral Sir Charles Napier were presented to the British Museum by his granddaughter in 1921 (reference Add MSS 40018-40088.
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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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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Napier, Charles James, 1782-1853
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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23 bundle(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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H JodrellMrs, 1901-1903
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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/C11962/
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Admiral Sir Charles Napier: Papers
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