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Series
Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 194
What's it about?
CO 194
This series contains original correspondence relating to Newfoundland.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 194
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1696-1922
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence relating to Newfoundland.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Bound volumes arranged chronologically, and from 1811 within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations) and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or 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 records after 1922 see CO 532
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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)
- 303 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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
- International
- Americas
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- For registers to this correspondence see CO 326 before 1850, CO 359 after 1850. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714.
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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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Newfoundland became one of Britain's earliest colonies in 1583. It became a self governing colony in 1855 and came under a British appointed commission of government in 1934. In 1949 it became a province of Canada. Newfoundland was administered through the Colonial Office until 1925 when it became a responsibility of the Dominions Office.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, 1574-1739 (HMSO, 1860-1994; CDROM edition, Routledge, 2000). A finding aid to some of the volumes in this series is available on the web at https://www2.grenfell.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4385/
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Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence
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