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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
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Signet Office and Home Office: Miscellaneous Books
Catalogue reference: SO 5
What's it about?
SO 5
The volumes in this series reflect various aspects of the work of the Signet Office and the Home Office. Most of them are either fee books, covering the period 1761 to 1871, or books of accounts, which span the years 1851 to 1871. The one fee...
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SO 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Signet Office and Home Office: Miscellaneous Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1660-1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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The volumes in this series reflect various aspects of the work of the Signet Office and the Home Office. Most of them are either fee books, covering the period 1761 to 1871, or books of accounts, which span the years 1851 to 1871. The one fee book that was compiled in the Home Office relates to Irish instruments only; it covers the years 1851 to 1871.
Among the Signet Office entry books there is a volume which records the granting of almsmen's and almswomen's places in royal foundations (1660 to 1751). There is also an entry book of caveats lodged by interested parties against the proposed granting of letters patent to others (1661 to 1727).
The remainder of the series comprises precedent books, memoranda, ledgers (partly compiled in the Home Office), some property tax returns (1842 to 1852), a list of instruments that passed through the Signet Office in 1794, and details of reduced fees on renewed instruments, 1830 to 1839.
The entry books of Irish letters in SO 5/32-33 (1800 to 1806) have internal indexes.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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45 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13539/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
628 records
Within the department: SO
Records of the Signet Office
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