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Collection	Great Wardrobe Papers
Reference	GEO/MAIN/74653-74834, GEO/MAIN/79070-82519, GEO/MAIN/83281-84359, GEO/MAIN/84959-85000, GEO/MAIN/85602-88611
Title	Great Wardrobe Accounts
Date	1660-1750
Description	Accounts are arranged in three parallel series of warrants, bills and receipts, relate to the purchase of furniture and furnishings for royal residences, royal liveries and ceremonial robes. 1. Volumes of bills covering 1672-1748 2. Volumes of receipts covering 1660-1750 3. Volumes of warrants covering 1671-1749 4. Day Books covering 1671-1748 This collection will be added to as the digitisation work progresses
Language	English
Language	Latin
Extent	75 volumes
Admin History	This collection of Great Wardrobe accounts covering 1660 to 1749 were presented to George V in 1914 by the Duke of Buccleuch, whose ancestors (the Dukes of Montagu) kept these records in their role as Masters of the Great Wardrobe.
Related Material	Another set of Great Wardrobe accounts are held by The National Archives at Kew
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