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Secretary of State, Southern Department, and Ordnance Office, Military Branch: Papers...
Catalogue reference: WO 124
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WO 124
Letter books (otherwise in SP, State Papers Domestic, Charles II to George III division), correspondence and papers, maps and plans relating to the demolition of fortifications at Dunkirk in accordance with the Treaty of Peace between Great...
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WO 124
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretary of State, Southern Department, and Ordnance Office, Military Branch: Papers Concerning Demolition of Fortifications at Dunkirk
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1720-1777
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letter books (otherwise in SP, State Papers Domestic, Charles II to George III division), correspondence and papers, maps and plans relating to the demolition of fortifications at Dunkirk in accordance with the Treaty of Peace between Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal, concluded in Paris in 1763.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
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- Ordnance Office, Military Branch, 1683-1855
- Secretary of State, 1794-1794
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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22 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14332/
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