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Catalogue reference: WO 55/885
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This record is about the Canada, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. dating from 1851 in the series Ordnance Office and War Office: Miscellaneous Entry Books and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 55/885
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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Canada, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4432921/
Series information
WO 55
Ordnance Office and War Office: Miscellaneous Entry Books and Papers
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