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Emigrants to South Africa, contracts for
Catalogue reference: CO 873/121
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This record is about the Emigrants to South Africa, contracts for dating from 1904 in the series Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files. 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)
- CO 873/121
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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Emigrants to South Africa, contracts for
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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)
- 130
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Migration
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2081478/
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CO 873
Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files
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