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Catalogue reference: FO 283/2
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This record is about the From various. dating from 1873-1883 in the series Foreign Office: Consulate, New York, United States of America: Registers of Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 283/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1873-1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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From various.
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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
- Americas
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C249158/
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FO 283
Foreign Office: Consulate, New York, United States of America: Registers of Correspondence
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