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Correspondence relating to the Royal Navy
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1848-1898 (Creation)
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- Great Britain. Admiralty
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50 cm of textual records
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The Board of Admiralty was responsible for the civil administration of the Royal Navy. In 1964, a unified Ministry of Defence replaced the Board of Admiralty.
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This series contains reports and despatches between the Senior Naval Officer (Esquimalt, B.C.) & the Secretary of the Admiralty, Whitehall (London, Eng.). The correspondence includes letters from colonial governors and despatches from Deputy Adjutant General (B.C. militia district). The records also include lists of naval stores storekeepers' accounts, sketch maps of naval reserves and stations, and printed reports.
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Received from Admiralty Record Office, London, 1936.
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Accession number(s): 94-8198
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- Great Britain. Colonial Office (Subject)
- Houghton, Charles, 1838-1898 (Subject)
- Great Britain. Royal Navy (Subject)
- Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1851-1864 : Douglas) (Subject)