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Foreign Office (slave trade).
Catalogue reference: FO 185/165
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This record is about the Foreign Office (slave trade). dating from 1837. in the series Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Embassy, Consulates and Legation,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 185/165
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837.
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Foreign Office (slave trade).
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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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FO 185
Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Embassy, Consulates and Legation,...
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