Series
Navy Board: Antigua Dockyard: Letter Books
Catalogue reference: ADM 241
What's it about?
ADM 241
The records consist of early books of orders and warrants from the Senior Officer or the Commissioner in the Leeward Islands to the respective officers of the yard, and of letters and reports from the yard officers to the Navy Board and others.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ADM 241
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Title (The name of the record)
- Navy Board: Antigua Dockyard: Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1779-1825
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records consist of early books of orders and warrants from the Senior Officer or the Commissioner in the Leeward Islands to the respective officers of the yard, and of letters and reports from the yard officers to the Navy Board and others.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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4 volume(s)
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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 first naval establishment at English Harbour, Antigua developed in the 1720's at the initiative of the Antigua Assembly, anxious to provide local facilities for the cruisers which protected their trade. In the 1740's and again in the 1770's the yard was expanded and consolidated, and became the principal British naval base of the Leeward Islands, which it remained throughout the sailing era.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1949/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Navy Board: Antigua Dockyard: Letter Books