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Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from the Commissioner...
Catalogue reference: CO 318/297
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CO 318/297
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Date (When the record was created)
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1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from the Commissioner of Agriculture sent during 1899, together with letters from 'miscellaneous offices' (Government departments and other organisations) dated January to March. Details are given at item level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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- International
- Caribbean
- Farming
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CO 318
Colonial Office and Predecessors: West Indies Original Correspondence
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