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The Gold Coast Protectorate, the Oil and Niger Rivers and other territories.
Catalogue reference: ADM 123/87
What’s it about?
This record is about the The Gold Coast Protectorate, the Oil and Niger Rivers and other territories. dating from 1883-1885 in the series Admiralty: Africa Station: 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)
- ADM 123/87
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1885
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Gold Coast Protectorate, the Oil and Niger Rivers and other territories.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- (Records of Rear-Admiral N. Salmon, Vol. 5). Index ADM 124/10
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3738488/
Series information
ADM 123
Admiralty: Africa Station: Correspondence
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Admiralty: Africa Station: Correspondence
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