Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Series
Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions
Catalogue reference: SP 87
What's it about?
SP 87
Mainly original in-letters and despatches (with some copies) to the Secretary of State from the English or British military commanders in the field in the Low Countries and Germany, concerning military campaigns and diplomatic negotiations. The...
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SP 87
-
Title (The name of the record)
- Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1695-1765
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Mainly original in-letters and despatches (with some copies) to the Secretary of State from the English or British military commanders in the field in the Low Countries and Germany, concerning military campaigns and diplomatic negotiations. The campaigns include those of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1714), the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Year's War (1756-1763). Many draft replies by the Secretary of State are included, especially in the later volumes.
The records include orders of battle, reports from battlefields (including some casualty figures), court martial proceedings, arrangements for embarkation of troops, reports on shipping at Dunkirk, etc.
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format
-
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))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13626/
Catalogue hierarchy
209,296 records
Within the department: SP
Records assembled by the State Paper Office, including papers of the Secretaries...
You are currently looking at the series: SP 87
Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions
You may be interested in
-
-
Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret. -
Record revealed
The 1951 Refugee Convention
The 1951 Refugee Convention defined international obligations to refugees, but also exposed global tensions in a context of decolonisation and ongoing conflict.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.