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Board of Trade and War and Colonial Department: General Registers

Catalogue reference: CO 326

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CO 326

This series comprises the Board of Trade (BT) registers and indexes of letters received and of the minutes of the Board referring both to its trade and colonial papers between 1635 and 1787. It includes also the general registers of the colonial...

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CO 326

Title
Board of Trade and War and Colonial Department: General Registers
Date

1623-1849

Description

This series comprises the Board of Trade (BT) registers and indexes of letters received and of the minutes of the Board referring both to its trade and colonial papers between 1635 and 1787. It includes also the general registers of the colonial letters received in the Secretary of State's Office between 1810 and 1849, after which date the registers are arranged under the respective colonies. Early volumes give a brief account of the contents of the letters; later volumes note the correspondent's name, the date of reply and action taken.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

358 volume(s)

Access conditions

Open

Subjects
Topics
Trade and commerce
Copies information

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.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4517/

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