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Series
Ordnance Office Records
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/37
What's it about?
PRO 30/37
A miscellaneous collection of official records of the Board of Ordnance, consisting of account, delivery, receipt and contract books and of warrants, correspondence and papers, the majority relating to the reign of Charles II.Includes material...
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 30/37
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1627-1745
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Description (What the record is about)
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A miscellaneous collection of official records of the Board of Ordnance, consisting of account, delivery, receipt and contract books and of warrants, correspondence and papers, the majority relating to the reign of Charles II.
Includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Ordnance Office and its successors at the War Office (WO).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Ordnance Office correspondence from 1682-1873 see WO 44
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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)
- 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)
- Board of Ordnance, 1683-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 20 volume(s)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- In the past the contents of a number of these volumes have suffered from damp.
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These volumes were formerly in the possession of Robert Taylor Pritchett, of the firm of gunsmiths of Enfield, co. Middlesex, which supplied arms to the board. and the collection may well have been rescued by him from eventual destruction. It was purchased by the state from Messrs Henry Sotheran Ltd in January 1935.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11983/
Catalogue hierarchy
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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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Ordnance Office Records
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