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Warm Clothing Book. 'Warm Clothing Ledger'. An account book detailing the issue of...
Catalogue reference: WO 28/154
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This record is about the Warm Clothing Book. 'Warm Clothing Ledger'. An account book detailing the issue of... dating from 1854 Dec 20-1856 Jun 23 in the series War Office: Records of Military Headquarters. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854 Dec 20-1856 Jun 23
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Warm Clothing Book.
- 'Warm Clothing Ledger'.
- An account book detailing the issue of stores to various regiments and recording the totals of items issued. It is in tabulated form, chronologically arranged, showing the number of items issued against the date. The issues are grouped by regiment and there is an index to the regiments at the front of the book. The majority of accounts date from 1 July 1855.
- The stores issued were mainly items of camp equipment, horse equipment, tools or clothing e.g. tents, blankets, spades, nosebags, waterproof capes and buffalo robes. They are not confined to 'warm clothing'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2208764/
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