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Commission and Warrant Book. Described at item level
Catalogue reference: ADM 6/22
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This record is about the Commission and Warrant Book. Described at item level dating from 1779 July-1782 in the series Admiralty: Service Records, Registers, Returns and Certificates. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 6/22
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1779 July-1782
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Description (What the record is about)
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Commission and Warrant Book. Described at item level
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- There was a card index to this piece but it has now been superceeded by the catalogue
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C535469/
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Series information
ADM 6
Admiralty: Service Records, Registers, Returns and Certificates
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,474,034 records
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
7,166 records
Within the series: ADM 6
Admiralty: Service Records, Registers, Returns and Certificates
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Commission and Warrant Book. Described at item level
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