Catalogue description Outport Records: King's Lynn, Wells, Blakeney and Cley, Wisbech

This series contains outport records from King's Lynn, Wells, Blakeney and Cley, Wisbech. Comprising orders etc. of the Board of Customs and Board of Customs and Excise to the Collectors at King's Lynn, 1700 to 1764 and 1811 to 1914, Wells, 1660 to 1833, and Blakeney and Cley, 1688 to 1819. Letter books, collectors to board, King's Lynn, 1834 to 1912, and Wells, 1705 to 1712. General letter books, King's Lynn, 1868 to 1939, Wells, 1878 to 1903, and Wisbech, 1887 to 1915. Order and report books, King's Lynn, 1847 to 1876 and Blakeney and Cley, 1770 to 1812. Board of Trade letter book, King's Lynn, 1886 to 1895 and Wreck letter books and depositions there, 1884 to 1928, together with miscellaneous records relating to staff, premises, trade and seamen, 1824 to 1953. Miscellaneous registers relating to staff, apprentices, and seizures at Wisbech, 1842 to 1933, are also included.