Series
Board of Stamps: Scottish Letter Books
Catalogue reference: IR 46
What's it about?
IR 46
Entry books of letters from the Board of Stamps to its officers in Scotland.The volumes in this series form an original numbered series, although there are references in the board's other records to Scotch books of dates earlier than 1809, which...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IR 46
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Stamps: Scottish Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1809-1833
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of letters from the Board of Stamps to its officers in Scotland.
The volumes in this series form an original numbered series, although there are references in the board's other records to Scotch books of dates earlier than 1809, which are not now known to exist.
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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)
- Board of Stamps, 1694-1834
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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6 volume(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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There was a stamp office in Edinburgh, under the London Board's control, with its own Head Distributor and Collector, Comptroller, Inspector and Solicitor. The distributors in Scotland, of whom there were originally 18, had their number increased to 21 in 1782.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9384/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: IR
Records of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue
You are currently looking at the series: IR 46
Board of Stamps: Scottish Letter Books