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Series
War and Colonial Department: Fernando Po, Original Correspondence and Entry Books
Catalogue reference: CO 82
What's it about?
CO 82
This series contains original correspondence and entry books relating to Fernando Po.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 82
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Title (The name of the record)
- War and Colonial Department: Fernando Po, Original Correspondence and Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1828-1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence and entry books relating to Fernando Po.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Bound volumes arranged chronologically. In-letters are arranged within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the Governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations), and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume of in-letters 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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For correspondence before 1828 and after 1843 see CO 267
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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)
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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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12 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
- Africa
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- For registers of correspondence see CO 326
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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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Fernando Po, under Spanish administration from 1778, was entrusted to Britain from 1827 to 1834 as a naval base for action against the slave trade. The last British superintendent continued as Spanish governor until his death in 1854.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4273/
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