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Series
Colonial Office and Predecessors: Surinam Original Correspondence, etc.
Catalogue reference: CO 278
What's it about?
CO 278
This series includes correspondence, entry books, shipping returns, accounts and population returns (1811) relating to Surinam.
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 278
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and Predecessors: Surinam Original Correspondence, etc.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1667-1832
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes correspondence, entry books, shipping returns, accounts and population returns (1811) relating to Surinam.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the records of the Surinam Absentees Sequestered Property Commission see T 75 CO 112/10 CO 112/11
For some further entry books see:
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For further correspondence see
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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)
- 28 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
- International
- Americas
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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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Surinam was held by Britain 1799-1802 and 1804-1818 before being returned to Dutch control.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4469/
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