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New general series [textual record (chiefly microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1840-1913.

Reference:

MG12-ADM1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

125145

Context of this record:

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Admiralty fonds

ADM 1. Admiralty & Secretariat: Papers

New general series
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Sub-series includes:

880 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1840-1913.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

181 microfilm reels.
0.003 m of textual records (10 p.)

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of the "New General Series" which includes all the various types of papers noted for ADM 1, volumes 230-5450. The only difference is in the organization. From 1840, the papers have been kept with other papers for the same year, with the year divided into the various classification headings. Thus each year includes letters and related papers under such headings as: Admirals' Despatches, Captains' Letters, Letters from Admiralty Departments, Letters from [other] Govenment Departments, Orders-in-Council, Reports of Courts Martial, etc. The actual headings vary according to the quantity of paper received from one source. Sometimes more than one volume is devoted to a classification within any given year. The division was made arbitrarily on an alphabetical basis to keep each volume a workable size. The contents of a volume are generally arranged alphabetically according to the surname of the correspondent or name of the originating agency.

In many cases the National Archives has not copied complete volumes from ADM 1 but only selections relating to Canada from various volumes. Microfilm reel A-814 contains a list of items copied from the "New General Series", volumes 5495 to 8355. A nominal and subject index can be found on microfilm reels: A-815 (A-E), A-816 (F-L), A-817 (M-R), and A-818 (S-Z).

This material is located on microfilm reels B-1458, B-2936, B-3117 to B-3140, B-3399 to B-3417, B-3446 to B-3455, B-3525 to B-3651. Transcripts are available on microfilm reel C-12856.

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Transcripts are available on microfilm.

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Private

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MG12-ADM1
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Textual records

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Volume [MG12 Adm. 1] 5692

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Microfilm reel

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B-3123--B-3124;

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C-12856;

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Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel

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A-814A--A-814B;

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A-815A--A-815B;

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A-816A--A-816B;

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A-817A--A-817B;

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A-818A--A-818B;

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B-1458;

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B-2936;

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B-3117--B-3122;

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B-3125--B-3140;

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B-3399--B-3417;

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B-3446--B-3455;

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B-3525--B-3651;

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