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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Secretary-at-War: Office of Army Accounts: In-letters relating to Accounts ('A' Papers)
Catalogue reference: WO 41
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WO 41
In-letters of the Office of Army Accounts and of the Secretary-at-War relating to accounts.The letters deal chiefly with payments for prisoners of war, Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers.
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WO 41
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretary-at-War: Office of Army Accounts: In-letters relating to Accounts ('A' Papers)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1810-1828
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Description (What the record is about)
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In-letters of the Office of Army Accounts and of the Secretary-at-War relating to accounts.
The letters deal chiefly with payments for prisoners of war, Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers.
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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)
- Secretary-at-War, Office of Army Accounts, 1810-1833
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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98 volume(s)
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- The series includes registers showing the subject of each paper and its disposal.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14250/
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