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Series
Foreign Office: Consulates, Ecuador (formerly Republic of Greater Colombia): General...
Catalogue reference: FO 144
What's it about?
FO 144
This series contains general correspondence of the British consulates in Ecuador (part of the Republic of Greater Colombia until 1830).There is no correspondence for the period 1898 to 1910.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 144
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates, Ecuador (formerly Republic of Greater Colombia): General Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1817-1922
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence of the British consulates in Ecuador (part of the Republic of Greater Colombia until 1830).There is no correspondence for the period 1898 to 1910.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further correspondence relating to Ecuador up to and including 1910, see FO 177
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Foreign Office, Consulates, Ecuador, 1830-1968
- Foreign Office, Consulates, Greater Colombia, 1823-1903
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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107 volume(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.
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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
- Americas
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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From 1896 the British Government was represented at Quito by the minister accredited to the Government of Peru.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7458/
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