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Despatches; Offices: House of Commons, Admiralty and Crown Agents.
Catalogue reference: CO 48/501
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This record is about the Despatches; Offices: House of Commons, Admiralty and Crown Agents. dating from 1881 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 48/501
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1881
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Despatches; Offices: House of Commons, Admiralty and Crown Agents.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2334865/
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CO 48
War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Cape of Good Hope Colony (Cape Colony),...
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