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Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
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Series
Home Office: Private and Secret Entry Books
Catalogue reference: HO 79
What's it about?
HO 79
Home Office entry books of out-letters relating to secret service, postal censorship, alleged criminal acts and other matters of a confidential nature. Four of the volumes relate to Ireland, 1803 to 1864.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 79
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Private and Secret Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798-1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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Home Office entry books of out-letters relating to secret service, postal censorship, alleged criminal acts and other matters of a confidential nature. Four of the volumes relate to Ireland, 1803 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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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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- Topics
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8943/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,720,231 records
Within the department: HO
Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related...
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Home Office: Private and Secret Entry Books
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