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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
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Series
Stationery Office: Out-letters
Catalogue reference: STAT 3
What's it about?
STAT 3
Entry books and copies of letters from the Stationery Office to the Treasury, 1785 to 1920; Ireland and Scotland, 1832 to 1918; War Office 1860-1909, Board of Works 1860 to 1865; and Miscellaneous, 1802 to 1955. The first volume for each year...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- STAT 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Stationery Office: Out-letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1785-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books and copies of letters from the Stationery Office to the Treasury, 1785 to 1920; Ireland and Scotland, 1832 to 1918; War Office 1860-1909, Board of Works 1860 to 1865; and Miscellaneous, 1802 to 1955. The first volume for each year generally contains an index to all volumes for that year.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 183 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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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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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- 54 volumes of records covering 1937-1955 were not formally accessioned and were returned to HM Stationery Office in 1981 as they were not worthy of preservation and were to be retained by them until due for destruction.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13685/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
8,128 records
Within the department: STAT
Records of the Stationery Office
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Stationery Office: Out-letters
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