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Papers, notebooks, etc relating to Captain Lord Colchester's command HMS Volage in...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/9/6/8
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This record is about the Papers, notebooks, etc relating to Captain Lord Colchester's command HMS Volage in... dating from 1829-1831 in the series Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester: 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)
- PRO 30/9/6/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829-1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers, notebooks, etc relating to Captain Lord Colchester's command HMS Volage in South American waters.
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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)
- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Navy
- Personal and family papers
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2708940/
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Series information
PRO 30/9
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester: Papers
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Within the series: PRO 30/9
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester: Papers
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Papers, notebooks, etc relating to Captain Lord Colchester's command HMS Volage in...
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