Colonial Office: Indexed Précis of Incoming Correspondence

Description and record details

Reference	CO 714
Title	Colonial Office: Indexed Précis of Incoming Correspondence
Date	1795-1874
Description	This series consists of analytical, chronologically ordered précis of incoming communications relating to various colonial possessions. Not all of the colonies are equally catered for: some have no précis of communications under certain categories, such as individual correspondents; some colonies have précis only, with no accompanying indexes. The series was compiled as a finding aid by the Colonial Office librarian, who then had custody of the original correspondence.
Arrangement	The volumes are arranged by colony, with one volume forming an alphabetical index providing the date of entries on various subjects in the chronologically ordered, analytical précis volumes. The précis entries are arranged according to correspondent, with categories for governors general, government departments and for individuals. Within each category, entries are in chronological order.
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status	Public Record(s)
Language	English
Creator	Colonial Office, Librarian, 1854-1966 War and Colonial Department, Librarian, 1817-1854
Physical description	171 volume(s)
Access conditions	Open
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.

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