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
Outport Records: Rochester
Catalogue reference: CUST 50
What's it about?
CUST 50
This series contains outport records from Rochester. They comprise letter books, Collector to Board of Customs, 1853 to 1924; letters, orders etc., from Board to Collector 1820 to 1900; general and miscellaneous letter books 1834 to 1925; and...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 50
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Title (The name of the record)
- Outport Records: Rochester
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1925
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains outport records from Rochester. They comprise letter books, Collector to Board of Customs, 1853 to 1924; letters, orders etc., from Board to Collector 1820 to 1900; general and miscellaneous letter books 1834 to 1925; and correspondence with Board of Trade and others arising from mercantile marine, wreck etc., work 1895 to 1923.
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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)
- 113 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
- Trade and commerce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5626/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CUST
Records of the Boards of Customs, Excise, and Customs and Excise, and HM Revenue...
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Outport Records: Rochester
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