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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Preserving nineteenth-century records in the Sierra Leone Public Archives Subject Marriage

1. EAP782/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1
Title:
Sierra Leone Public Archives: Records of Colonial Governors, Police and Court Officials in Freetown and Neighbouring Villages
Scope & Content:
This project focused on preserving rare archival sources in the Sierra Leone Public Archives through digital photography, and builds on the digitisation programme undertaken through the earlier project EAP443. The focus of digitisation was on sources from the nineteenth century relating to the p...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1818-1901
Extent:
42743 TIFF images

2. EAP782/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3
Title:
Police Court Records
Scope & Content:
This series relates to cases brought before the Police Magistrate at the Police Court at Freetown between 1837 and 1898. The reports of cases include the date, the names of the plaintiff and of the defendant, and a short title relating to the case. Cases relate to offences ranging from petty the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1837-1898
Extent:
16977 TIFF images

3. EAP782/1/3/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/20
Title:
Police Summons Book 1 Jan 1873-15 Oct 1874
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a table that lists the summons of cases heard by the Police Magistrate between January 1873 and October 1874. Each page is divided into a table recording the number of the summons, the date, the names of the complainant and the defendant, their residence, their trade, profess...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1873-15 Oct 1874
Extent:
467 TIFF images

4. EAP782/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/5
Title:
Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State
Scope & Content:
The volumes in this series comprise correspondence from the colonial governors of Sierra Leone to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The volumes in the series span the period between 1818 and 1901. Extent and format of original material: 25 volumes. Owner(s) of original material:...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1818-1901
Extent:
10885 TIFF images

5. EAP782/1/5/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/5/22
Title:
Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1881-1882
Scope & Content:
The volume contains an index that lists despatches sent in the colony of Sierra Leone between 1881 and 1882. The document provides the number of the despatch, the date on which it was written, the subject and the number of enclosures. Despatches concern the state of the colony including police r...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1881-1882
Extent:
395 TIFF images