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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Series
War Office: Registered Papers (Special Series)
Catalogue reference: WO 141
What's it about?
WO 141
This series consists of documents removed from the general series of War Office registered files (WO 32) because they were of continuing sensitivity at the time of the transfer of the majority of the files to the Public Record Office. They cover...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 141
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Registered Papers (Special Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1912-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of documents removed from the general series of War Office registered files (WO 32) because they were of continuing sensitivity at the time of the transfer of the majority of the files to the Public Record Office. They cover such subjects as espionage, Ireland, German East Africa, mutinies and courts martial.
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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)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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107 boxes and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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/C14348/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
9,781,006 records
Within the department: WO
Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General,...
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