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Series
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Stoke-Rodney, Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/20
What's it about?
PRO 30/20
Miscellaneous journals and correspondence of Admiral Rodney, with genealogical notes and pedigrees relating to the Rodney and Harley families.
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 30/20
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Title (The name of the record)
- George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Stoke-Rodney, Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1660-1850
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous journals and correspondence of Admiral Rodney, with genealogical notes and pedigrees relating to the Rodney and Harley families.
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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)
- Rodney, George Brydges, 1719-1792
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 bundle(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Harley Rodney, 1906-1916
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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
- Navy
- Personal and family papers
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11966/
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