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Complaints of French underwriters; improved lighting of coasts and seas; new regulations;...
Catalogue reference: BT 210/31
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This record is about the Complaints of French underwriters; improved lighting of coasts and seas; new regulations;... dating from 1856 in the series Board of Trade: Marine Department: Wrecking in the Bahamas. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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BT 210/31
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Date (When the record was created)
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1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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Complaints of French underwriters; improved lighting of coasts and seas; new regulations; costs of suits in the vice-admiralty court; increased powers for US and French consuls; advantages of procedure laid down in Merchant Shipping Act 1854; pilotage service
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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8857
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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BT 210
Board of Trade: Marine Department: Wrecking in the Bahamas
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Board of Trade: Marine Department: Wrecking in the Bahamas
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Complaints of French underwriters; improved lighting of coasts and seas; new regulations;...
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