Letters from government offices, etc. (IV-V)
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 18 / C164
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Description
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Title
Letters from government offices, etc. (IV-V)
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 18 / C164
Summary
Comprising letters to F. W. Chesson but also:
(items 45, 48) 'Polynesian Immigrants in Queensland', printed despatches, 1869 - very short
(item 47) 'Alleged Kidnapping of Natives of the Loyalty Islands', printed correspondence, 1869
(items 79-81) letter from the Gambia Committee to Earl Carnarvon (Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies) enclosing minutes of meeting of the Gambia Committee held 23 March 1876 (Chesson was a member of the Committee), 1876 (see G16, Volume 1 for further minutes of the Gambia Committee)
Date
1869-1888
Language
English
Physical extent
272 items
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Collection contents
Archive of the Anti-Slavery Society
Papers of the Anti-Slavery Society (original accession)
Nineteenth century correspondence
Letters from government offices, etc.
Letters from government offices, etc. (IV-V)
