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COLONIES

Catalogue reference: Sub-sub-series within ADM 1

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Sub-sub-series within ADM 1

ADM 1/3814-3816 are letters from the Board of Trade and Plantations, dealing with the commercial and colonial affairs for which it was responsible. ADM 1/3817-3823 are from the governors of colonies and of the Channel Isles, reporting colonial...

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Reference
Sub-sub-series within ADM 1
Title
COLONIES
Date
1697-1839
Description

ADM 1/3814-3816 are letters from the Board of Trade and Plantations, dealing with the commercial and colonial affairs for which it was responsible. ADM 1/3817-3823 are from the governors of colonies and of the Channel Isles, reporting colonial affairs relevant to the Navy and naval intelligence which had come to their ears. In ADM 1/3817 is an extensive correspondence between Admiral Warren and Governors Pepperell and Shirley about the organisation of the 1745 expedition against Louisbourg. ADM 1/3824 consists chiefly of letters from the senior officer of the Royal Marines in New South Wales, plus the journal of H.M. Tender Supply, 27 November 1791-20 April 1792. Some other letters from Colonial governors, forwarded by the Treasury are in ADM 1/4283-4313.

When using the ADM 12 indexes to search for papers in ADM 1, documents in this sub-sub-series have the reference: 'B. of T.'

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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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