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Sir William John Codrington: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/31
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PRO 30/31
Entry books of correspondence, orders and memoranda kept by General Sir William John Codrington, for the most part as Governor of Gibraltar (1859-1865), together with an entry book of his reports on the French and Prussian manoeuvres of 1869 and...
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PRO 30/31
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sir William John Codrington: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1859-1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of correspondence, orders and memoranda kept by General Sir William John Codrington, for the most part as Governor of Gibraltar (1859-1865), together with an entry book of his reports on the French and Prussian manoeuvres of 1869 and on those at Aldershot in 1871.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Codrington, William John, 1804-1884
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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14 bundles and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Sir Alfred Edward CodringtonKnight, 1854-1945
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11977/
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Sir William John Codrington: Papers
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