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Contract with Stephen Walcot (on behalf of HM Colonial Land & Emigration Commissioners)...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 411/369
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This record is about the Contract with Stephen Walcot (on behalf of HM Colonial Land & Emigration Commissioners)... dating from 1852 in the series London and South Western Railway Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 411/369
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contract with Stephen Walcot (on behalf of HM Colonial Land & Emigration Commissioners) as to conveyance of emigrants from London and other places to Southampton, and provision by the Company of accommodation at Nine Elms and Southampton
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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)
- LSW3/85
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C195867/
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Series information
RAIL 411
London and South Western Railway Company
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