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Correspondence with the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies regarding offer...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/43/96
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This record is about the Correspondence with the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies regarding offer... dating from 1826 Feb. 20 - 1827 July in the series Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/43/96
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826 Feb. 20 - 1827 July
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence with the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies regarding offer of Governorship of Cape Colony.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 30/43
Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole: Papers
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Within the series: PRO 30/43
Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole: Papers
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Correspondence with the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies regarding offer...
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