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Southern Department and Foreign Office: Consulate, Bilbao, Spain: General Correspondence...
Catalogue reference: FO 729
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FO 729
This series contains general correspondence and letter books from the British consulate in Bilbao, Spain. Comprises decree of 1765; correspondence and letter books, 1817 to 1839, 1866 to 1876; and register of deaths, 1855 to 1870.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 729
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Title (The name of the record)
- Southern Department and Foreign Office: Consulate, Bilbao, Spain: General Correspondence and Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1765-1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains general correspondence and letter books from the British consulate in Bilbao, Spain. Comprises decree of 1765; correspondence and letter books, 1817 to 1839, 1866 to 1876; and register of deaths, 1855 to 1870.
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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, 1782-1968
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Bilbao, Spain, 1813-1968
- Southern Department, 1660-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 28 papers 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/C8030/
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