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Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
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Private papers of personnel associated with the Meteorological Office and Kew Observatory
Catalogue reference: Division within BJ
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Division within BJ
Private papers of personnel associated with the Meteorological Office and Kew Observatory and relating to their research in the meteorological field.Sir James Clark Ross, BJ 2Sir Edward Sabine, BJ 3Admiral Robert Fitzroy, BJ 7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Private papers of personnel associated with the Meteorological Office and Kew Observatory
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Date (When the record was created)
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1818-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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Private papers of personnel associated with the Meteorological Office and Kew Observatory and relating to their research in the meteorological field.
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 series
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- Topics
- Navy
- Personal and family papers
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1306/
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