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General correspondence and miscellanea To Foreign Office (1838 Dec 21). To Foreign...
Catalogue reference: FO 331/8
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This record is about the General correspondence and miscellanea To Foreign Office (1838 Dec 21). To Foreign... dating from 1838-1879 in the series Foreign Office: Consulate, Honolulu, Hawaii (later United States of America): General.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1838-1879
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General correspondence and miscellanea
To Foreign Office (1838 Dec 21).
To Foreign Office (1862-1865).
To Foreign Office (1871-1872).
To Foreign Office (1874-1875).
To Foreign Office (1879 Aug 4).
Copies and Drafts. 1 volume With copies of The Polynesian (of Honolulu) of 20 July and 10 August 1844 and 24 May 1845.
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For another signed copy of the petition of 20 December 1838, forming (in copy) the enclosure in the dispatch of 21 December 1838, see FO 331/1/1
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- Americas
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