Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
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Series
Ordnance Office: Bill Books (Series I)
Catalogue reference: WO 50
What's it about?
WO 50
This series comprises a collection of entry books containing the quarterly bills from 1694 to 1752, some miscellaneous bills between 1678 and 1754, bills relating to the French War 1677 to 1679; to Quebec 1775 to 1778; and to Port Mahon and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 50
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office: Bill Books (Series I)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1677-1778
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises a collection of entry books containing the quarterly bills from 1694 to 1752, some miscellaneous bills between 1678 and 1754, bills relating to the French War 1677 to 1679; to Quebec 1775 to 1778; and to Port Mahon and Gibraltar 1714 to 1721.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For additional information see WO 48
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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)
- Ordnance Office, 1683-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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21 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14259/
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