Records of the British Colonial Office, Class 5 Files
Location: Microfilm JV 1016 G83 1981
Scope
Part 1: Westward Expansion, 1700-1783 (primarily consisting of correspondence with the Colonial Governors)
Part 2: Board of Trade (primarily consisting of correspondence with plantations and the Virginia Board of Trade)
Part 3: French and Indian War (primarily consisting of military correspondence)
Part 4: Royal Instructions and Commissions to Colonial Officials, 1702-1784 (primarily consisting of instructions for the Colonial Governors and letters to plantations)
Part 5: American Revolution, 1772-1784 (transcripts of military correspondence of British Generals, letters, legal materials, correspondence of Colonial officials, etc.)
How to search the collection
There is no subject index to this collection. There is a reel index for each part.
Guides
British Public Record Office, Colonial Office, Class 5 Files:
Westward Expansion, 1700-1783; The Board of Trade; The French and Indian War (Microfilm JV 1016 G83 1981 pt. 1-3 Guide)
British Public Record Office, Colonial Office, Class 5 Files: Part 4: Royal Instructions and Commissions to Colonial Officials, 1702-1784. (Microfilm JV 1016 G83 1981 pt.4 Guide)
British Public Record Office, Colonial Office, Class 5 Files: Part 5: The American Revolution, 1772-1784. (Microfilm JV 1016 G83 1981 pt. 5 Guide)
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Subject Categories:
Great Britain. Board of Trade.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- Sources.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
Time Period: 18th Century
Subject keywords: Great Britain - History, U. S. History