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Foreign Office: Consulate, Papeete, French Polynesia: General Correspondence and...
Catalogue reference: FO 687
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FO 687
This series contains general correspondence from the British consulate in Papeete, French Polynesia. Also contains registers of births, deaths and marriages; registers of correspondence, shipping, British subjects, etc; consular register from...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 687
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulate, Papeete, French Polynesia: General Correspondence and Various Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1818-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence from the British consulate in Papeete, French Polynesia. Also contains registers of births, deaths and marriages; registers of correspondence, shipping, British subjects, etc; consular register from Raiatea, 1853 to 1864.
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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, Papeete, French Polynesia, 1818-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 47 boxes and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From c1959 Foreign Office
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Certain of the Papeete archives (approximately 20%) have been damaged by termites in the past. Damage by white ants has also been reported.
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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/C7988/
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