No items
Catalogue description Records of the Accounts Department
| Reference: | Division within CO |
|---|---|
| Title: | Records of the Accounts Department |
| Description: |
Records of the Accounts Department and predecessors relating to the internal finances of the Colonial Office. Correspondence of the department is in CO 431, with registers in CO 622. Entry books and registers of out-letters are in CO 621. Miscellanea in CO 701 includes some Colonial Office accounts before 1869. |
| Date: | 1794-1954 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Colonial Office, Accounts Branch, 1869-1874 Colonial Office, Accounts Department, 1898-1952 Colonial Office, Financial Department, 1874-1898 |
| Physical description: | 6 series |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1869 an Accounts Branch was established under the chief clerk, but by 1874 it was no longer under his control and had been renamed the Financial Department. From 1898 it was called the Accounts Department to avoid confusion with the General and Financial Department set up in 1896 to deal with major financial questions. The Accounts Department continued until 1952, when its functions were divided between the Economic General and Finance Departments. |
Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Let us know
The National Archives
