Question

why did British preserve official documents?

Answer 1

"The british beloved that the act of writing was important.Hemce,they got written up every instruction,plan, policu decision, agreement, investigation,etc.They thought that once this was done,things could be properly studied and debated. ... They also set up archives and museums to preserve important,records."

Answer 2

Answer:

Official records of the British administration serve as important source of history of this period. The British rulers believed that every instruction, plan, policy, decision, agreement, investigation should be clearly written up. This was necessary for proper study and debate about an issue. Hence, they carefully preserved all official records and created several archives for the purpose.