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ABYSSINIA: Desp. Letter from Col. Merewether. Abyssinian Prisoners. (Col. Stanton)....
Catalogue reference: FO 881/1507
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This record is about the ABYSSINIA: Desp. Letter from Col. Merewether. Abyssinian Prisoners. (Col. Stanton).... dating from 1867 Mar 15 in the series Foreign Office: Confidential Print (Numerical Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 881/1507
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- 1867 Mar 15
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ABYSSINIA: Desp. Letter from Col. Merewether. Abyssinian Prisoners. (Col. Stanton). Bound: Abyssinia 4.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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FO 881
Foreign Office: Confidential Print (Numerical Series)
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