Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Series
Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books
Catalogue reference: CO 397
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CO 397
This series comprises copies of out-letters from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to Western Australia, addressed to the Governor, government departments and individuals. At the back of each volume is a precis of each letter,...
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 397
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828-1873
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises copies of out-letters from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to Western Australia, addressed to the Governor, government departments and individuals. At the back of each volume is a precis of each letter, giving recipient, date of letter, subject matter and page number. After 1873 the practice of maintaining a separate series of out-letters was discontinued.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also CO 353
For copies of out-letters after 1873 see CO 18
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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)
- 29 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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4588/
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Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books
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