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War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Bay Islands, Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 34
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CO 34
This series contains original correspondence relating to the Bay Islands.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 34
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Title (The name of the record)
- War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Bay Islands, Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to the Bay Islands.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Bound volumes arranged chronologically within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the Governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations), and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or a précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also CO 318
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 volume(s)
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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
- International
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Bay Islands correspondence between 1852 and 1854 is registered in Jamaica registers (CO 351) and then in the British Honduras registers (CO 348)
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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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The Bay Islands, occupied by Britain in 1839, were annexed and constituted a colony in 1852 with a governor representing the governor of Jamaica, and an elective assembly. In 1859 the Bay Islands were recognised by treaty as part of the republic of Honduras.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4225/
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