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Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, Persia: Letter Books
Catalogue reference: FO 249
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FO 249
This series contains letter books from the British legation and consulates in Persia.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 249
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, Persia: Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1809-1897
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains letter books from the British legation and consulates in Persia.
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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)
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- Foreign Office, Consulates, Persia, 1802-1935
- Foreign Office, Legation, Persia, 1807-1935
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 56 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
- Middle East
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7563/
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