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Series
Navy Board: Office of Bills and Accounts: Bill Books
Catalogue reference: ADM 18
What's it about?
ADM 18
These books contain details of bills drawn by the Treasurer of the Navy in payment for goods and services supplied at the order of the Admiralty or Navy Board, including (to 1781 only) salaries, pensions and half-pay payable on the Navy Estimates.
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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ADM 18
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Title (The name of the record)
- Navy Board: Office of Bills and Accounts: Bill Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1642-1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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These books contain details of bills drawn by the Treasurer of the Navy in payment for goods and services supplied at the order of the Admiralty or Navy Board, including (to 1781 only) salaries, pensions and half-pay payable on the Navy Estimates.
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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)
- Navy Board, Office of Bills and Accounts, 1642-1796
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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155 volume(s)
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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/C1727/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Navy Board: Office of Bills and Accounts: Bill Books
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