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Project / Collection Preserving nineteenth-century records in the Sierra Leone Public Archives Language English Subject Accounting and Finance

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. EAP782/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/8
Title:
Despatches from the Secretary of State
Scope & Content:
The volumes in this series include correspondence sent from the Colonial Office in Britain to Sierra Leone in the nineteenth century. The volumes include copies of letters from the Secretary of State in London to the Governor of Sierra Leone at Freetown between 1822 and 1833. The letters include...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1822-1833
Extent:
2180 TIFF images

3. EAP782/1/8/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/8/4
Title:
Secretary of State Despatches 30 Jan 1832-30 Dec 1832
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters from the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies to the Governor Sierra Leone between 30 January and 30 December 1832. The correspondence concerns a range of administrative issues, including colonial revenues and taxes. The volume is tightly bound in blue cloth b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1832-30 Dec 1832
Extent:
492 TIFF images

4. EAP782/1/8/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/8/5
Title:
Secretary of State Despatches 14 Jan 1833-14 Dec 1833
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters received by the Governor of Sierra Leone from the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between 14 January and 24 December 1833. It includes an index of eleven pages that lists the date of the letter, the sender, the subject, how it was disposed of, and remarks...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1833-14 Dec 1833
Extent:
421 TIFF images