Series
Treasury: Books of Out-letters to British Museum
Catalogue reference: T 144
What's it about?
T 144
Treasury books of out-letters to the British Museum.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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T 144
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Books of Out-letters to British Museum
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Date (When the record was created)
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1914-1922
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Description (What the record is about)
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Treasury books of out-letters to the British Museum.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the British Museum are in: CE
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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)
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Treasury, 1667-1667
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume(s)
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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This series was maintained by Treasury from 1914 until 1922.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals expected.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The assembly of handwritten out-letters goes back to the 17th century. From the 1870s when typewriters were used in the Treasury, typed copies of letters would be found on the Treasury registered files, and a decision was made in 1958 to destroy copies of out-letters from 1920.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13881/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: T
Records created or inherited by HM Treasury
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Treasury: Books of Out-letters to British Museum