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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. EAP782/1/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/3
Title:
Police Court Records 1 Jun 1854-21 Oct 1854
Scope & Content:
The volume contains information about cases brought before the Police Magistrate at the Police Court at Freetown between 1 June and 21 October 1854. The records of cases include the date, the names of the plaintiff and the defendant, and a short title relating to the case. The report of a case v...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1854-21 Oct 1854
Extent:
365 TIFF images

3. EAP782/1/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/5
Title:
Police Court Records 5 Dec 1853-6 May 1864
Scope & Content:
The volume contains cases brought before the Police Magistrate at the Police Court in Freetown between 5 December 1853 and 6 May 1864. The volume contains an index that lists the case by name of the defendant, and provides details on the offence and the page number in the volume. The recording o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1853-6 May 1864
Extent:
373 TIFF images

4. EAP782/1/3/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/6
Title:
Police Court Records 14 Jan 1858-21 Aug 1858
Scope & Content:
The volume contains cases brought before the Police Magistrate at the Police Court at Freetown between 14 January and 21 August 1858. Reports of cases include the date, the names of the plaintiff and the defendant, and a short title relating to the case. Reference is also made to the oath of the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1858-21 Aug 1858
Extent:
555 TIFF images

5. EAP782/1/3/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/7
Title:
Police Court Records 13 Jul 1859-14 Sep 1859
Scope & Content:
The volume contains information on cases brought before the Acting Police Magistrate or the Acting Assistant Police Magistrate at the Police Court at Freetown between 13 July and 14 September 1859. Reports on cases include the date, the names of the plaintiff and the defendant, and a short title...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1859-14 Sep 1859
Extent:
333 TIFF images

6. EAP782/1/3/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/11
Title:
Police Court Records 2 Nov 1861-9 May 1862
Scope & Content:
This volume contains information about cases heard before the Administrative Police Magistrate in the Police Court at Freetown between 2 November 1861 and 9 May 1862. These cases relate to a wide range of offences from petty theft to kidnapping. For each case, the volume provides information abo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1861-9 May 1862
Extent:
705 TIFF images

7. EAP782/1/3/27

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/3/27
Title:
Police Court Records 18 Apr 1889-18 Jul 1889
Scope & Content:
The volume contains cases brought before the Police Magistrate at the Police Court at Freetown between 18 April and 18 July 1889. It includes an index that lists the cases by name of defendant and gives the offence, the sentence and the page number in the volume. For each case, the document incl...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1889-6 Jul 1889
Extent:
496 TIFF images

8. EAP782/1/5/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/5/21
Title:
Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1 Aug 1879-31 Dec 1880
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters written by the Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone between 1 August 1879 and 31 December 1880. It includes an index that alphabetically lists the letters by name of the recipient, and provides the subject, the page number in the volume, and the number of the circular....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1879-31 Dec 1880
Extent:
781 TIFF images

9. EAP782/1/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/7/1
Title:
Court of Requests 16 Apr 1881-18 Mar 1882
Scope & Content:
The volume contains minutes of cases heard by the Police Magistrate in the Court of Requests for Freetown between 16 April 1881 and 18 March 1882. The first 49 pages consist of a directory of names and the page number where the minutes can be found. For each case, the document provides the numbe...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1881-18 Mar 1882
Extent:
493 TIFF images

10. EAP782/1/7/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/7/2
Title:
Court of Requests 22 Mar 1884-5 Sep 1885
Scope & Content:
The volume contains minutes of cases heard by the Police Magistrate in the Court of Requests for Freetown between 22 March 1884 and 5 September 1885. The first 49 pages consist of an index of cases with the number of the summons, the names of plaintiffs and defendants as well as page numbers to ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1884-5 Sep 1885
Extent:
489 TIFF images