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Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
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Despatches.
Catalogue reference: CO 48/380
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This record is about the Despatches. dating from 1857 Jan.-Feb. in the series War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Cape of Good Hope Colony (Cape Colony),.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 48/380
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857 Jan.-Feb.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Despatches.
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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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- Topics
- International
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2334744/
Series information
CO 48
War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Cape of Good Hope Colony (Cape Colony),...
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Despatches.
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