Focus on
Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
Series
Ordnance Office: Ledgers
Catalogue reference: WO 48
What's it about?
WO 48
This series comprises a variety of accounts ledgers detailing expenditure, of which the Treasurers' ledgers and expense ledgers are the principal. The latter are entered less fully than the former.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 48
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office: Ledgers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1660-1847
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises a variety of accounts ledgers detailing expenditure, of which the Treasurers' ledgers and expense ledgers are the principal. The latter are entered less fully than the former.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The Treasurers' ledgers are entered chronologically under a rough classification from 1660 to 1832. The expense ledgers are more systematically classified.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For bill books which supplement the information in this series see: WO 52 WO 53 WO 50 WO 51
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ordnance Office, 1683-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 357 volume(s)
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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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Treasurers' ledgers are indexed after 1832. Expense ledgers are indexed.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14257/
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