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Series
Ordnance Office: Bill Books (Series II)
Catalogue reference: WO 51
What's it about?
WO 51
This series contains general entry books of bills. From 1753 these include the quarterly bills which contain the salary lists of the officials, clerks and artificers.
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 51
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office: Bill Books (Series II)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1630-1806
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general entry books of bills. From 1753 these include the quarterly bills which contain the salary lists of the officials, clerks and artificers.
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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)
- 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)
- 313 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/C14260/
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