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Miscellanea: Miscellaneous memoranda etc. including papers relating to the Condition...
Catalogue reference: FO 519/70
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This record is about the Miscellanea: Miscellaneous memoranda etc. including papers relating to the Condition... dating from 1839-1846 in the series Cowley Papers. 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)
- FO 519/70
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839-1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellanea: Miscellaneous memoranda etc. including papers relating to the Condition of Bulgaria and the French Navy
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Europe and Russia
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2679627/
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FO 519
Cowley Papers
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