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Secretary of State: Havana, Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 117
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CO 117
This series contains original correspondence relating to the Havana expedition of 1762.
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- CO 117
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretary of State: Havana, Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1762-1763
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to the Havana expedition of 1762.
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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)
- English, French and Spanish
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volume(s)
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- Topics
- Caribbean
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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 British siege and capture of Havana was the largest combined operation of the Seven Years War, and perhaps the most difficult campaign undertaken by the British in America during that war. Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, was one of a number of officials with responsibility for the campaign. Other material may be found among the records of the Admiralty.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4308/
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