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Home Office: Returns from Naval Officers in Colonial Ports
Catalogue reference: HO 76
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HO 76
Returns to the Home Office from naval officers in colonial ports giving the names of vessels clearing inwards and outwards, with the masters' names, build and tonnage, guns and men, owners' names, cargo, where and when built and registered,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 76
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Returns from Naval Officers in Colonial Ports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1791-1797
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Description (What the record is about)
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Returns to the Home Office from naval officers in colonial ports giving the names of vessels clearing inwards and outwards, with the masters' names, build and tonnage, guns and men, owners' names, cargo, where and when built and registered, whither bound, etc.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 bundle(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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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/C8940/
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Home Office: Returns from Naval Officers in Colonial Ports
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