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Series
Alienation Office: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: A 5
What's it about?
A 5
Various miscellaneous items from the Alienation Office.Nearly half the series consists of warrant books and original or copy warrants which give information about office appointments, salaries and pensions drawn on the office's funds, including a...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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A 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Alienation Office: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1676-1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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Various miscellaneous items from the Alienation Office.
Nearly half the series consists of warrant books and original or copy warrants which give information about office appointments, salaries and pensions drawn on the office's funds, including a large one granted to the Duke of St Albans, bastard son of Charles II, in 1694. There are also some copies of the office's yearly accounts, 1684 and 1700 to 1715, and a variety of internal accounts, with some retrospective material relating to the reign of Charles I.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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16 bundles and volumes
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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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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1611/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
167 records
Within the department: A
Records of the Alienation Office
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Alienation Office: Miscellanea
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