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Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
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Office of the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded Seamen (Sick and Hurt Board) and...
Catalogue reference: ADM 98
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ADM 98
These are classified as letters sent from the Commissioners of Sick, Wounded and Prisoners to the Admiralty, public offices, established officers, officers at Plymouth and Portsmouth, naval officers, etc., and general instructions. The series...
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ADM 98
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded Seamen (Sick and Hurt Board) and successors: Out-Letters
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Date (When the record was created)
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1742-1833
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are classified as letters sent from the Commissioners of Sick, Wounded and Prisoners to the Admiralty, public offices, established officers, officers at Plymouth and Portsmouth, naval officers, etc., and general instructions. The series includes letter books relating to prisoners of war, 1796 to 1833, containing the letters sent to the Admiralty and other public offices, to the local agents and others, orders and warrants and the letter book of the agent at Paris, 1797 to 1801.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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335 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1807/
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Office of the Commissioners of Sick and Wounded Seamen (Sick and Hurt Board) and successors: Out-Letters
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