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Series
Foreign Office: Consulates, Mexico: Letter Books
Catalogue reference: FO 205
What's it about?
FO 205
This series contains letter books from the British consulates in Mexico. Comprises out-letters of the consular authorities of Mexico City, 1837 to 1867 and 1894 to 1902, San Luis Potosi, 1855 to 1858, Sonora, 1909 to 1913, Tampico, 1827 to 1861...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 205
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates, Mexico: Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1826-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains letter books from the British consulates in Mexico. Comprises out-letters of the consular authorities of Mexico City, 1837 to 1867 and 1894 to 1902, San Luis Potosi, 1855 to 1858, Sonora, 1909 to 1913, Tampico, 1827 to 1861 and 1865 to 1882, Tasco, 1859 to 1860, Vera Cruz, 1827 to 1848, and Xalapa, 1826 to 1828.
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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, Consulate, Mexico City, Mexico, 1823-1867
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Mexico City, Mexico, 1884-1968
- Foreign Office, Consulate, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1855-1904
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Sonora, Mexico, 1909-1913
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Tampico, Mexico, 1827-1881
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Tasco, Mexico, 1859-1860
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1827-1848
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Xalapa, Mexico, 1826-1828
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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50 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
- International
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7519/
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Foreign Office: Consulates, Mexico: Letter Books
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