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Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
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Series
Foreign Office: Consulate, New York, United States of America: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: FO 285
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FO 285
This series contains miscellanea from the British consulate in New York. Comprises correspondence and papers concerning shipping and slave trade, 1834 to 1842, and extradition cases, 1893 to 1901; and an index to Foreign Office despatches, 1871 to 1878.
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FO 285
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulate, New York, United States of America: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1834-1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellanea from the British consulate in New York. Comprises correspondence and papers concerning shipping and slave trade, 1834 to 1842, and extradition cases, 1893 to 1901; and an index to Foreign Office despatches, 1871 to 1878.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Foreign Office, Consulate, New York, United States of America, 1793-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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4 box(es)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7599/
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Foreign Office: Consulate, New York, United States of America: Miscellanea
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