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Privy Council and related bodies: America and West Indies, Colonial Papers (General...
Catalogue reference: CO 1
What's it about?
CO 1
This series relates to the American and West Indian colonies and includes some records of the Board of Trade. It ends virtually in 1688, after which date most of the American papers are to be found in CO 5, and the West Indian ones in CO 318 and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Privy Council and related bodies: America and West Indies, Colonial Papers (General Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1574-1757
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series relates to the American and West Indian colonies and includes some records of the Board of Trade. It ends virtually in 1688, after which date most of the American papers are to be found in CO 5, and the West Indian ones in CO 318 and under the various colonies.
Please note: digital copies of selected records within this series can be accessed online (specific links for the relevant documents are provided at piece or item level) .
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further correspondence relating to the West Indies see CO 318
For the America colonies see CO 5
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- General file series
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 69 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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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
- Trade and commerce
- Caribbean
- Americas
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Before 1696 matters concerning the colonies were dealt with primarily by the Privy Council and its committees. The first special body convened to advise on colonial (plantation) questions was the Commission of Trade set up in 1625. From 1696 onwards colonial affairs were the responsibililty of the Board of Trade and the secretaries of state in partnership.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, 1574-1739 (HMSO, 1860-1994; CDROM edition, Routledge, 2000)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4192/
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