Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
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Catalogue reference: HCA 30/657
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This record is about the This piece contains a variety of material previously described as miscellaneous.... dating from 1702-1757 in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 30/657
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1702-1757
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Description (What the record is about)
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This piece contains a variety of material previously described as miscellaneous. It is not known which ships the majority of these papers originated from. The papers include:
- An account book of sales of cargo of the ship Dauphin of La Rochelle (Captain chevalier Baudin), 1704-5.
- An anonymous journal describing a voyage from China, 1729-1730.
- A paper entitled How to find latitude by the distance of the zenith from the equator, c.1725.
- A description of the Near East coast.
- A volume on sailing manoeuvres, 1736-57.
- Register of sealings in the prize appeals court 1702-1712.
- A volume relating to a voyage to China, 1738.
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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)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4249608/
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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