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Sale of women in marriage
Catalogue reference: CO 873/287
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This record is about the Sale of women in marriage dating from 1909 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)
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CO 873/287
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Date (When the record was created)
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1909
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sale of women in marriage
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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)
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125
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2081644/
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Series information
CO 873
Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: CO 873
Colonial Office: Wei-Hai-Wei Commissioner's Files
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Sale of women in marriage
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