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Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence
Description and record details
| Reference | CO 194 |
|---|---|
| Title | Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence |
| Date | 1696-1922 |
| Description | This series contains original correspondence relating to Newfoundland. |
| Arrangement | Bound volumes arranged chronologically, and from 1811 within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations) and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter. |
| Related material |
For records after 1922 see CO 532 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 303 volume(s) |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Unpublished finding aids |
For registers to this correspondence see CO 326 before 1850, CO 359 after 1850. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714. |
| Administrative/ biographical background | Newfoundland became one of Britain's earliest colonies in 1583. It became a self governing colony in 1855 and came under a British appointed commission of government in 1934. In 1949 it became a province of Canada. Newfoundland was administered through the Colonial Office until 1925 when it became a responsibility of the Dominions Office. |
| Copies information |
Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia. |
| Publication note |
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, 1574-1739 (HMSO, 1860-1994; CDROM edition, Routledge, 2000). A finding aid to some of the volumes in this series is available on the web at https://www2.grenfell.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/ |
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