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Admiralty and predecessors: Letters Patent, Navy Board, Transport Board, Vice-Admiralty...
Catalogue reference: ADM 5
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ADM 5
This series consists of Letters Patent of the Navy Board and Transport Commissions, appointments of various Commissions of Inquiry, Vice-Admiralty Courts on foreign stations and subordinate offices.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty and predecessors: Letters Patent, Navy Board, Transport Board, Vice-Admiralty and Commissions of Inquiry Appointments
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1746-1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of Letters Patent of the Navy Board and Transport Commissions, appointments of various Commissions of Inquiry, Vice-Admiralty Courts on foreign stations and subordinate offices.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 85 case(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1714/
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