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Add MS 20240
- Record Id:
- 032-002090505
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002090505
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000051.0x0001b1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 20240
- Title:
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MISCELLANEOUS papers relating to the Island of St. Helena; viz.: 1. Extracts from letters of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to the Governor of the Island; 1687-1816, f. 1.
2. Extracts from Consultations of the Governor and Council of St. Helena; 1810-1815, f. 27.
3. Corrected draft of a Minute of Sir H. Lowe respecting the estimated value of the dollar in the pay of the troops, f. 48.
4. "Memoranda regarding the Civil Establishment," f. 74.
5. List of civilians entitled to invitations to the Government House, f. 76.
6. "Memorandum [of the retiring Governor of the Island] for Sir Hudson Lowe," respecting supply of food. agriculture, schools, etc.; April, 1816, f. 78.
7. Copies of letters of T. H. Burke to Joseph Luson, at the Cape of Good Hope; 10 Feb.-7 March, 1818, f. 89.
8. Papers relating to works and improvements done on the Island during the period of Sir H. Lowe's Governorship, f. 107.
9. Address of Inhabitants of the Island of St. Helena to Sir H. Lowe, on his retirement, July, 1821; with signatures, f. 133.
10. Proclamations, general orders for guards and sentinels, port regulations, etc.; 1815-1820, f. 139. Paper. Folio.
- Scope & Content:
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Island of St Helena: Papers relating to: 1687-1824.
Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Official correspondence and papers: 1794-1827.
Island of St Helena: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe, while Governor: 1815-1824.
Napoleon I of France: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe relating to Napoleon's life at St. Helena: 1815-1826.
includes:
- f. 89 Joseph Luson, HEIC Agent at the Cape: Correspondence with T. H. Brooke: 1816, 1818.
- f. 89 Thomas Henry Brooke, Secretary to the Government at St Helena: Correspondence with J. Luson: 1818.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002090505
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002090505
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1687
- End Date:
- 1821
- Date Range:
- 1687-1821
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Brooke, Thomas Henry, Secretary to the Government at St Helena
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Luson, Joseph, HEIC Agent at the Cape
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 - Places:
- St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean