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37 items: maps and plans of British North America. Detailed descriptions are given...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/848
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This record is about the 37 items: maps and plans of British North America. Detailed descriptions are given... dating from 1845-1846 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/848
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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37 items: maps and plans of British North America. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
Before their transfer to this roll, these items were part of a War Office in-letter book of correspondence from the Colonial Office. They relate to joint Naval and Military Commission Reports from Colonel W C E Holloway, Royal Engineers, and Captain Edward Boxer, Royal Navy, to the Commander of the Forces: (3-8, 27) 17 February 1845, (9, 35) 31 May 1845; (11-16, 18-34, 36) 29 January 1846. Items (3-9, 27, 25) were forwarded in a letter dated 25 August 1845; items (11-16, 18-34, 36) were forwarded in a letter dated 11 April 1846. Items (1-2, 10, 17) are cover sheets.
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Several of these items are marked with two or more numbers; the item numbers used here are those found on the dorse in the format 'WO 1/556 [number]'. Item 4 follows item 37
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For the reports by Colonel Holloway and Captain Boxer and the accompanying letters, see WO 1/553 WO 1/555
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 1/556
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559875/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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