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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
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Irish letters accounts
Catalogue reference: SO 5/5
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This record is about the Irish letters accounts dating from 1817-1820 in the series Signet Office and Home Office: Miscellaneous Books. 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)
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SO 5/5
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Date (When the record was created)
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1817-1820
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Description (What the record is about)
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Irish letters accounts
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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3 working days notice to produce
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3034634/
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Series information
SO 5
Signet Office and Home Office: Miscellaneous Books
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
628 records
Within the department: SO
Records of the Signet Office
54 records
Within the series: SO 5
Signet Office and Home Office: Miscellaneous Books
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Irish letters accounts
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