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Private Journal of Captain John Harper, R.N. Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Wye.
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/26/122
What’s it about?
This record is about the Private Journal of Captain John Harper, R.N. Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Wye. dating from 1816-1818 in the series Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous. 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)
- PRO 30/26/122
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1816-1818
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Description (What the record is about)
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Private Journal of Captain John Harper, R.N. Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Wye.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Presented by Mr. Frank Algar of Ilford. 31 October 1952. (See PRO. File 13521/52)
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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)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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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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
- Archives and libraries
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3604989/
Series information
PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
481 records
Within the series: PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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Private Journal of Captain John Harper, R.N. Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Wye.
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