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Correspondence between Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, Secretary of State...
Catalogue reference: CO 117/1
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This record is about the Correspondence between Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, Secretary of State... dating from 1762-1763 in the series Secretary of State: Havana, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 117/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1762-1763
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence between Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, and military, naval and civil authorities concerning the expedition against Havana, a campaign of the Seven Years War, and related matters. With various enclosures. (Described at item level)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Spanish
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- A number of items in this piece have been transcribed in David Syrett, The Siege and Capture of Havana (Navy Records Society, 1970)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C345430/
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CO 117
Secretary of State: Havana, Original Correspondence
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