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Series
Board of Customs: In Letter Books: Extra and Intra Departmental
Catalogue reference: CUST 32
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CUST 32
This series contains extra and intra departmental in-letter books. Includes entry books of Treasury orders, warrants etc. to Board of Customs, 1707 to 1813; registers of cases referred to the board, 1811 to 1882, with a note of the board and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 32
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Customs: In Letter Books: Extra and Intra Departmental
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1707-1882
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains extra and intra departmental in-letter books. Includes entry books of Treasury orders, warrants etc. to Board of Customs, 1707 to 1813; registers of cases referred to the board, 1811 to 1882, with a note of the board and treasury determination; registers of papers received by the board relating to Irish affairs, 1823 to 1830, Scottish affairs, 1823 to 1849, Northern ports, 1833 to 1849 and confidential business, 1845 to 1882; papers relating to Dublin docks, 1823 to 1839, many concerning the fire there in 1833; inspection reports, Irish, Northern Scottish and Western ports, 1828 to 1875; register of papers received by the board concerning building works etc. at Irish ports, 1844 to 1850; and papers of Hon S Spring Rice, commissioner of customs, 1851 to 1861.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Further material on Scotland can be found in CUST 14
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Customs, 1671-1909
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 206 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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- Topics
- Ireland
- Construction industries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5609/
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