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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HD 1/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1791-1803
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Description (What the record is about)
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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).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For correspondence regarding the theft and sale of these papers, see: HD 3/34
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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)
- 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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- Topics
- International
- Litigation
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- It appears that this volume (and others) were sold by a clerk in the Audit Office and eventually recovered.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2080185/
Series information
HD 1
Foreign Office: Expenditure of the Secret Vote Abroad: Correspondence and Papers
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