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Series
Colonial Office: Governors' Pensions Original Correspondence
Catalogue reference: CO 449
What's it about?
CO 449
This series contains original correspondence on governor's pensions.
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 449
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Governors' Pensions Original Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863-1925
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains original correspondence on governor's pensions.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Bound volumes arranged chronologically within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations) and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later correspondence see CO 850
For correspondence from 1925 to 1931 see CO 323
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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)
- 10 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Pay and pensions
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- This correspondence is registered by the registers to general correspondence in CO 378
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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/C4639/
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