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Naval despatches.
Catalogue reference: CO 5/186
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This record is about the Naval despatches. dating from 1782-1784 in the series Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence. 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)
- CO 5/186
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782-1784
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Description (What the record is about)
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Naval despatches.
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Caribbean
- Navy
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C346681/
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Series information
CO 5
Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence
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