Focus on
Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
Series
Admiralty: Admirals' Journals
Catalogue reference: ADM 50
What's it about?
ADM 50
Formal daily journals of navigation, weather, orders, signals, manoeuvres, and other official business
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 50
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Admirals' Journals
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Date (When the record was created)
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1702-1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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Formal daily journals of navigation, weather, orders, signals, manoeuvres, and other official business
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Until 1854 and 1855 (pieces 1-263) the journals are listed alphabetically by the name of the admiral. From these years onwards (from piece 264) they are listed by station or squadron.
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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)
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- Board of Admiralty, 1708-1964
- Navy Board, 1546-1832
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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413 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/C1759/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,470,001 records
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Admirals' Journals
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