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Series
Sir William Stuart: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/36
What's it about?
PRO 30/36
Mainly entry books of official and private diplomatic correspondence kept by the Hon. Sir William Stuart, diplomatist.They relate to his residence as secretary of the embassy and chargé d'affaires in Brazil, the United States of America, Turkey,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PRO 30/36
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sir William Stuart: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1858-1888
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mainly entry books of official and private diplomatic correspondence kept by the Hon. Sir William Stuart, diplomatist.
They relate to his residence as secretary of the embassy and chargé d'affaires in Brazil, the United States of America, Turkey, Russia, and as envoy and minister to the Argentine Republic, Greece and the Netherlands.
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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)
- Stuart, William, 1824-1896
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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15 bundles and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Seymour Greig Tremenheere, 1931-1933
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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/C11982/
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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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