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Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 5
What's it about?
CO 5
This series comprises the original correspondence and entry books of the Board of Trade and the Secretaries of State, together with the acts, sessional papers and miscellaneous records relating to colonies in North America and the West Indies.
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CO 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1606-1822
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises the original correspondence and entry books of the Board of Trade and the Secretaries of State, together with the acts, sessional papers and miscellaneous records relating to colonies in North America and the West Indies.
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Arrangement
By colony or province
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records relating to the West Indies see CO 318
See also CO 1
For records of the East Florida Claims Commission see T 77
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1450 bundles and volumes
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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 to 1782 colonial affairs were the responsibility of the Board of Trade and the secretaries of state in partnership. Thereafter, the Home Office held responsibility until 1801 when the War and Colonial Department was established.
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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/C4196/
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