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Series
Foreign Office: Consulate, Libau, Latvia (formerly Russian Empire): Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: FO 440
What's it about?
FO 440
This series contains miscellanea from the British consulate at Libau, Russian empire (later part of an independent Latvia). Comprises registers of shipping, 1821 to 1914, a miscellaneous register, 1887 to 1940; and a register of deaths, 1871 to 1915.
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 440
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulate, Libau, Latvia (formerly Russian Empire): Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1821-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellanea from the British consulate at Libau, Russian empire (later part of an independent Latvia). Comprises registers of shipping, 1821 to 1914, a miscellaneous register, 1887 to 1940; and a register of deaths, 1871 to 1915.
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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)
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Libau, Russia, 1813-1940
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7754/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Foreign Office: Consulate, Libau, Latvia (formerly Russian Empire): Miscellanea
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