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
Colonies General Circular Despatches
Catalogue reference: CO 854
What's it about?
CO 854
This series contains general circular despatches of the Colonial Office.
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 854
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonies General Circular Despatches
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general circular despatches of the Colonial Office.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For indexes to these despatches see CO 949
For further circular despatches 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)
- 231 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
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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/C5043/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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