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Secretary of State for the Colonies and War and Colonial Department: Martinique,...
Catalogue reference: CO 166
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CO 166
This series contains original correspondence, entry books and shipping returns relating to Martinique.
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- CO 166
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretary of State for the Colonies and War and Colonial Department: Martinique, Original Correspondence, Entry Books and Shipping Returns
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1693-1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence, entry books and shipping returns relating to Martinique.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further correspondence see WO 1/19, 31-48 and 145.
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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)
- 7 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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Martinique has been French since 1635, except from 1762 to 1763, and again from 1794 to 1814 when it was in British hands. During the second period it retained its old institutions but was given a British governor with executive power, aided by a consultative council.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4357/
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