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Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
Series
Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships' Pay Books (Series II)
Catalogue reference: ADM 34
What's it about?
ADM 34
Pay books recording the names of all officers and men on board each ship. They can be used to supplement the musters where these are defective.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 34
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Title (The name of the record)
- Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships' Pay Books (Series II)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1766-1785
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pay books recording the names of all officers and men on board each ship. They can be used to supplement the musters where these are defective.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Navy Pay Office, 1546-1835
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 855 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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- Topics
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1743/
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