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Secretaries of State: State Papers Channel Islands

Catalogue reference: SP 47

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SP 47

Letters and papers concerning the Channel Islands, communicated to the Secretaries of State from the governors, administrators and others. Some Privy Council papers appear in this series.

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Reference
SP 47
Title
Secretaries of State: State Papers Channel Islands
Date
1671-1782
Description

Letters and papers concerning the Channel Islands, communicated to the Secretaries of State from the governors, administrators and others. Some Privy Council papers appear in this series.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Following disturbances in Jersey from 1769 onwards, the documents relating to that island were separated, in 1771, from those relating to Guernsey, and this division was continued after 1782. Alderney was also distinct from 1782 to 1821.

Related material

Before 1671 Channel Islands material is found, unclassified, in the general run of State Papers, reign by reign.

The Channel Islands correspondence for 1782-1841 is in HO 98

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
11 bundles and volumes
Unpublished finding aids
There is a manuscript calendar in three volumes, as follows: (1619-1663) SP 130/62 (1663-1724) SP 130/63 (1724-1770) SP 130/64
Publication note(s)
This series is partly calendared: for the years 1671-1704 in the: Calendar of State papers Domestic for the reign of Charles II eds M A E Green F H B Daniell and F Bickley 28 vols (London 1860-1947) Calendar of State papers Domestic for the reign of James II ed E K Timings 3 vols (London 1960-1973) Calendar of State papers Domestic for the reign of William and Mary eds W J Hardy and E Bateson 11 vols (London 1895-1937) Calendar of State papers Domestic for the reign of Anne ed R P Mahaffy 2 vols (London 1916-1924). From 1760 to 1775 see the Calendar of Home Office Papers of the reign of George III eds J Redington and R A Roberts 4 vols (London 1878-1899). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13589/

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