Series
Journals of Edwin and Ormond Hill
Catalogue reference: IR 42
Date: 1841-1897
Journals or drafting books, of Edwin, brother of Sir Rowland Hill, and of his son Ormond, who were responsible for the early production and...
Series
Board of Stamps: Miscellaneous Books
Catalogue reference: IR 72
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IR 72
The records in this series are drawn from the various departments of the Board of Stamps and include a few which continued in use successively in the Board of Stamps and Taxes and the Board of Inland Revenue.The books deal principally with...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 72
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Stamps: Miscellaneous Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1694-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series are drawn from the various departments of the Board of Stamps and include a few which continued in use successively in the Board of Stamps and Taxes and the Board of Inland Revenue.
The books deal principally with accounting, establishment and legal matters and include a volume of law opinions in lottery cases 1787-1799; detailed instructions to distributors of stamps in 1811 arising from the legacy duty; and a register of town newspapers 1816-1844 giving names of printers, publishers and proprietors. There is also an early eighteenth century entry book containing reports etc. to the Treasury concerning the work and establishment of the board, and some returns, 1812 to 1825, relating to wills and death duties.
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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)
- Board of Stamps, 1694-1834
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 39 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
- Government finances
- Taxation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9410/
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