Difference between revisions of "MRP: Searching the wiki"
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==Using primary source finding tools== | ==Using primary source finding tools== | ||
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Hypertexted index of Chancery records held on wiki and guide to their relevance | Hypertexted index of Chancery records held on wiki and guide to their relevance | ||
- See [[MRP: Chancery Cases|Chancery Cases]] | - See [[MRP: Chancery Cases|Chancery Cases]] | ||
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| − | + | ===HCA records=== | |
Hypertexted index of HCA records held on wiki and guide to their relevance | Hypertexted index of HCA records held on wiki and guide to their relevance | ||
- See [[MRP: Admiralty court cases|Admiralty court cases]] | - See [[MRP: Admiralty court cases|Admiralty court cases]] | ||
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| + | ===Inventories=== | ||
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| + | ===Letters: Sir George Oxenden correspondence=== | ||
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| + | ===Visual images in this Wiki=== | ||
Looking for existing pictures | Looking for existing pictures | ||
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- Click on [[MRP: Missing pictures|Missing pictures]] and go to name of place, port or town | - Click on [[MRP: Missing pictures|Missing pictures]] and go to name of place, port or town | ||
- Click on [[MRP: Missing pictures: persons|Missing pictures: persons]] and go to name of person | - Click on [[MRP: Missing pictures: persons|Missing pictures: persons]] and go to name of person | ||
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| + | ===Digital images of primary documents=== | ||
| − | + | Digital images have been made of all primary documents sourced from the National Archives and made available as transcriptions in this Wiki | |
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| − | Digital images have been made of all primary documents | + | |
These include documents from: | These include documents from: | ||
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- Chancery Court (court cases, charter parties, exhibits, business papers, bills of lading, invoices) | - Chancery Court (court cases, charter parties, exhibits, business papers, bills of lading, invoices) | ||
- High Court of Admiralty (court cases, depositions, exhibits) | - High Court of Admiralty (court cases, depositions, exhibits) | ||
- Prerogative Court of Canterbury (wills, probate papers, inventories) | - Prerogative Court of Canterbury (wills, probate papers, inventories) | ||
- State Papers (Levant company minute books, some letters) | - State Papers (Levant company minute books, some letters) | ||
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| + | These digital images are currently held offline and are not accessible on this wiki | ||
Current policy at the British Library does not permit extensive imaging of documents and consequently no images have been made of the private correspondence of Sir George Oxenden. | Current policy at the British Library does not permit extensive imaging of documents and consequently no images have been made of the private correspondence of Sir George Oxenden. | ||
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==Tips== | ==Tips== | ||
Revision as of 07:50, January 2, 2012
Searching the wiki
Editorial history
11/12/11, CSG: Created page
Contents
[hide]Suggested links
See Contributing to the wiki
See Expertise needed
See Testing the wiki
Using the wiki search box
Single words
Place single word in wiki search box
- e.g. "Calicoe"
- e.g. "Goa"
Text strings
Place multiple words within speech marks in wiki search box
- e.g. "Thomas Kendall"
- e.g. "Sir George Smith"
- e.g. "C10/155/38 f. 1"
Example: search term "Thomas Kendall"
Example: search term "C10/155/38 f. 1"
Wild cards
Wild cards are not possible
Using primary source finding tools
Chancery records
Hypertexted index of Chancery records held on wiki and guide to their relevance
- See Chancery Cases
HCA records
Hypertexted index of HCA records held on wiki and guide to their relevance
- See Admiralty court cases
Inventories
Letters: Sir George Oxenden correspondence
Visual images in this Wiki
Looking for existing pictures
- Click on Existing pictures: persons
Looking for missing pictures
- Click on Missing pictures and go to name of place, port or town
- Click on Missing pictures: persons and go to name of person
Digital images of primary documents
Digital images have been made of all primary documents sourced from the National Archives and made available as transcriptions in this Wiki
These include documents from:
- Chancery Court (court cases, charter parties, exhibits, business papers, bills of lading, invoices)
- High Court of Admiralty (court cases, depositions, exhibits)
- Prerogative Court of Canterbury (wills, probate papers, inventories)
- State Papers (Levant company minute books, some letters)
These digital images are currently held offline and are not accessible on this wiki
Current policy at the British Library does not permit extensive imaging of documents and consequently no images have been made of the private correspondence of Sir George Oxenden.
Tips
First and second names
Place names
Lateral vs. vertical searching
Time periods
Building interim search tools
