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Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
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Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulate, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic: General...
Catalogue reference: FO 446
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FO 446
This series contains general correspondence and miscellanea from the British embassy and consulate in Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic (United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata until 1853). Comprises letters and papers relating to claims of...
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FO 446
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Embassy and Consulate, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic: General Correspondence and Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1826-1955
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence and miscellanea from the British embassy and consulate in Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic (United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata until 1853). Comprises letters and papers relating to claims of British subjects, 1832 to 1878; entry books of notorial acts, protests, marriage declarations, estates, wills, etc., 1826 to 1900; and files of correspondence, 1937 to 1944.
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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, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, 1823-1968
- Foreign Office, Embassy, Argentine Republic, 1853-1968
- Foreign Office, Embassy, United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, 1820-1853
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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57 files and volumes
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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/C7760/
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