Catalogue description Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence

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Reference: CO 194
Title: Colonial Office and Predecessors: Newfoundland Original Correspondence
Description:

This series contains original correspondence relating to Newfoundland.

Date: 1696-1922
Arrangement:

Bound volumes arranged chronologically, and from 1811 within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations) and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter.

Related material:

For records after 1922 see CO 532

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Copies held at:

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.

Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 303 volume(s)
Access conditions: Open
Publication note:

Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, 1574-1739 (HMSO, 1860-1994; CDROM edition, Routledge, 2000). A finding aid to some of the volumes in this series is available on the web at https://www2.grenfell.mun.ca/nfld_history/CO194/

Unpublished finding aids:

For registers to this correspondence see CO 326 before 1850, CO 359 after 1850. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714.

Administrative / biographical background:

Newfoundland became one of Britain's earliest colonies in 1583. It became a self governing colony in 1855 and came under a British appointed commission of government in 1934. In 1949 it became a province of Canada. Newfoundland was administered through the Colonial Office until 1925 when it became a responsibility of the Dominions Office.

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