Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
Series
Welsh Office: Agriculture Department: Registered Files (ADV Prefix Series)
Catalogue reference: BD 144
What's it about?
BD 144
This series contains records relating to animal health and welfare, including meat hygiene and the monitoring of slaughterhouses, as well as the impact of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Wales.
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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BD 144
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Title (The name of the record)
- Welsh Office: Agriculture Department: Registered Files (ADV Prefix Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1986-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to animal health and welfare, including meat hygiene and the monitoring of slaughterhouses, as well as the impact of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Wales.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files in this series were managed with docket books (they were not upgraded onto an electronic records management system) and are arranged in the ADVXX-XX-XX-XXX format. The first two digits are the main subject or theme number, the second two digits are the sub-theme number and last three digits are the individual file number.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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ADV Prefix
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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 and Welsh
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Welsh Office, Agriculture Department, 1978-1999
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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23 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2025 Welsh Government
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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
- Food and drink
- Farming
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Welsh Office Agriculture Department (WOAD) was created in 1968. Responsibility for agriculture gradually transferred from the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) to the Welsh Office between 1968 and 1978. WOAD primarily followed MAFF's lead and policies except on issues that had specific relevance to Wales. WOAD continued to function until the creation of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999, which absorbed the responsibility over agriculture in Wales.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17687095/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BD
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Welsh Office: Agriculture Department: Registered Files (ADV Prefix Series)
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