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Secretary of State for the Colonies: Minorca, Original Correspondence and Entry Books
Catalogue reference: CO 174
What's it about?
CO 174
This series contains original correspondence relating to Minorca, and includes entry books of instructions to governors and précis of correspondence.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 174
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: Minorca, Original Correspondence and Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1711-1802
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to Minorca, and includes entry books of instructions to governors and précis of correspondence.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arranged chronologically within the categories Original Correspondence and Entry Books of Instructions, Correspondence, etc.
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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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21 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
- Europe and Russia
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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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Britain captured Minorca from Spain in 1708 and the island was formally ceded by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Possession of Minorca exchanged hands several times between Britain, France and Spain in the eighteenth century before being recoccupied by Britain in 1798. The island returned to Spanish rule following the Treaty of Amiens in 1802.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4365/
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