Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Series
Board of Trade: General Out-letters
Catalogue reference: BT 3
What's it about?
BT 3
Entry books and bound copies of the letters sent from the Board of Trade.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Trade: General Out-letters
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786-1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books and bound copies of the letters sent from the Board of Trade.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Copies of the out-letters were entered up into books until 1854, after which pressed copies of letters were made and bound up.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Trade, 1786-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 64 volume(s)
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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
- Trade and commerce
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Each volume of letters has its own index.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3046/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BT
Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies
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Board of Trade: General Out-letters
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