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Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues: Office Establishment: Entry Books of...
Catalogue reference: CRES 20
What's it about?
CRES 20
Entry books of out-letters, 1885 to 1901, and Treasury report books, 1898 to 1913, of the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues. The letters concern a wide range of subjects, from accounts arrears to Treasury instructions regarding legal...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CRES 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues: Office Establishment: Entry Books of Out Letters and Treasury Report Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1885-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of out-letters, 1885 to 1901, and Treasury report books, 1898 to 1913, of the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues. The letters concern a wide range of subjects, from accounts arrears to Treasury instructions regarding legal proceedings. The Treasury report books contain reports to the Treasury with the related Treasury letters, minutes and warrants. The subjects dealt with cover a wide range of establishment matters including appointments of staff, salaries, fees, superannuation, the organisation of the Office, furniture and repairs, Office charges, accounts, estimates, bank accounts, investments, the National Insurance Act 1911, and, as well as England, establishments in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
All material is indexed by subject and name, though the cross-referencing of the index entries within each volume is not always consistent. The entry books of out letters contain the texts of all letters despatched, bound in chronological order.
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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)
- LRRO 50
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, 1851-1924
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5470/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
29,606 records
Within the department: CRES
Records of The Crown Estate and predecessors
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Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues: Office Establishment: Entry Books of Out Letters and Treasury Report Books
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