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Series
War Office: General Sir W Marmaduke Peacocke, Commander at Lisbon: Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 134
What's it about?
WO 134
Papers of General Sir W Marmaduke Peacocke, as Commander at Lisbon 1809-1814.This series was previously known as War Office Miscellanea, Private Collections - Various (WO 79/27-32).
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 134
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: General Sir W Marmaduke Peacocke, Commander at Lisbon: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1808-1814
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of General Sir W Marmaduke Peacocke, as Commander at Lisbon 1809-1814.
This series was previously known as War Office Miscellanea, Private Collections - Various (WO 79/27-32).
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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)
- Peacocke, W Marmaduke, 1809-1849
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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6 volume(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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John Micklem, 1889-1952
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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They were presented by Brigadier General John Micklem, DSO, MC, in 1946.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14341/
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