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A miscellaneous collection of receipts and affidavits signed by ministers for expenditure...

Catalogue reference: HD 1/1

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This record is about the A miscellaneous collection of receipts and affidavits signed by ministers for expenditure... dating from 1791-1803 in the series Foreign Office: Expenditure of the Secret Vote Abroad: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HD 1/1
Date
1791-1803
Description

A miscellaneous collection of receipts and affidavits signed by ministers for expenditure of the secret vote abroad during the period 1795 to 1799. However, some of the papers bear later dates (e.g. the affidavits are signed 29 April 1803).

Related material

For correspondence regarding the theft and sale of these papers, see: HD 3/34

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
International
Litigation
Custodial history
It appears that this volume (and others) were sold by a clerk in the Audit Office and eventually recovered.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2080185/

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HD 1

Foreign Office: Expenditure of the Secret Vote Abroad: Correspondence and Papers

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Within the series: HD 1

Foreign Office: Expenditure of the Secret Vote Abroad: Correspondence and Papers

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A miscellaneous collection of receipts and affidavits signed by ministers for expenditure...

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