Autographs (Manuscript Orders from the Directors of the Sierra Leone Company) 1791
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Orders and regulations from the Directors of the Sierra Leone Company to the Superintendant and Council for the Settlement. Original material: 1 bound volume, c 1791. The binding is in poor condition with many loose folios. There is iron gall damage and foxing. Pages are brittle.
Description: The Liberated African Department was created by the British government to organise the re-settlement and ‘disposal’ of former slaves known as ‘Recaptives’ or Liberated Africans in Sierra Leone. This was an administrative agency created to deal with the people brought to Freetown on b...
Description: Series of volumes compiled by the Liberated African Department in Freetown. These include a diverse range of information about the activities of the Department in different parts of the colony of Sierra Leone. This collection includes the Registers of Liberated Africans (lists of Afr...
Copy of letters and return of stores and paylist of liberated African [1831-1837]
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Description: This volume includes letters, itemised returns of stores and pay lists of Liberated Africans. The letters refer to individuals intending to get married, articles required for use in the Liberated African settlements, collection of taxes, information about runaway children, lists of p...
Liberated African Department; Charlotte Book [1885-1891]
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Description: The first fourteen pages of this letter book are blank. The main subject discussed in the letters is the administration of the school in Charlotte village. The letters include reference to pupils, as well as goods required for the running of the school. Extent of original material: 1...
Liberated African Department; Charlotte School [Mar 1882-Dec 1891]
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Description: This volume contains a series of letters between Lydia Nottidge (responsible for running the school) and the Colonial Secretary and Treasurer. The main subject of the letters is the administration of the Liberated African School in Charlotte village. The letters include information o...
Liberated African Department; Daily State Book [1849]
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Description: This volume contains a daily account of the number of Liberated Africans under the charge of the Liberated Department between 1 January 1849 and 11 September 1849. Men, women, boys, girls are listed separately. The lists also contain information about where Liberated Africans were se...
Liberated African Dept; Index-10 letters received [22 Feb 1834-26 Sep 1836]
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Description: This volume is an index of the letters received by the Liberated African Department. The volume contains information on the date of receipt, the subject of the letter, and the name of the person who wrote the letter. The topics referred to are wide ranging, and include the apprentice...
Liberated African Department; Miscellaneous return book [1826-1834]
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Description: This volume is an index to the Miscellaneous Return Book. The main subject of the volume is the administrative activities of the Liberated African Department. There are accounts relating to the number of Liberated Africans under the charge of the General Superintendent, the number of...