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Irish newspapers above 2 years old to be transferred to the British Museum.
Catalogue reference: IR 56/26
What’s it about?
This record is about the Irish newspapers above 2 years old to be transferred to the British Museum. dating from 1855 in the series Board of Inland Revenue: Stamp Duty on Newspapers: Correspondence. 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)
- IR 56/26
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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Irish newspapers above 2 years old to be transferred to the British Museum.
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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)
- 11417/55
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Taxation
- Ireland
- Museums and galleries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2375341/
Series information
IR 56
Board of Inland Revenue: Stamp Duty on Newspapers: Correspondence
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