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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. EAP782/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP782/1/7
Title:
Court of Requests
Scope & Content:
The volumes in this series provide a record of proceedings in the Court of Requests, which dealt with small debts. The records of the court include testimony of individuals setting out the circumstances which led to the debts. In each case, the volumes provide the number of the summons, the date...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1881-1892
Extent:
1887 TIFF images

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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