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Paymaster's Ledger. Contains details of the pay, usually weekly but in some cases...
Catalogue reference: WO 28/208
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This record is about the Paymaster's Ledger. Contains details of the pay, usually weekly but in some cases... dating from 1855 Nov 8-1856 Oct 23 in the series War Office: Records of Military Headquarters. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 28/208
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855 Nov 8-1856 Oct 23
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Description (What the record is about)
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Paymaster's Ledger.
- Contains details of the pay, usually weekly but in some cases on a four-weekly basis, of officers and men of the Corps chiefly for the period 25 Jan-17 Aug 1856. This ledger contains details of men with a variety of numbers under 500.
- Contains a double page per man, with his number. Most entries end with the payment of a gratuity. There are no details of gang number, job title or his fate.
- The index to this volume is contained in WO 28/209.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2208818/
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WO 28
War Office: Records of Military Headquarters
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