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EAP408/1/1

Record Id:

036-002750525

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002750524

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100022833192.0x0001b1

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP408/1/1

Title:

Dispatches Received for 1858 [15 Sep 1853 - 1 Jan 1859]

Scope & Content:

Dispatches received from London and Jamaica offices, with the occasional copy of an outgoing response.

The dispatches concern new orders, changes in procedures, new appointments, financial arrangements, fundraising for the Baptist Church repairs, requests for information, announcements, health research and other notifications.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Records of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002750524
036-002750525

Is part of:

EAP408/1 : Selection of Records from the Office of the Council President of the Turks and Caicos Islands [1853-1859]

EAP408/1/1 : Dispatches Received for 1858 [15 Sep 1853 - 1 Jan 1859]

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002750524[0001]/036-002750525

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Series

Extent:

1 file containing 801 TIFF images, representing one bundle

Digitised Content:

https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP408-1-1

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1853

End Date:

1859

Date Range:

15 Sep 1853-1 Jan 1859

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Original materials are handwritten in black ink on paper, sometimes bound with ribbon, displaying three equally spaced holes along the front left edge. The dispatches suffer from water damage, and some show signs of mould and insect/rodent damage.The fo

Custodial History:

Originally part of the archives stored under the Post Office, these records may have been part of the Presidential Papers that were then transferred to the Victoria Public Library, before removal to the Old Fire House. They were placed in the most recent location, the Old Police Station in summer 2008, before Hurricane Ike. This bundle was recovered in December 2010 and brought into the Turk and Caicos National Museum's custody.

Arrangement:

Within the bundle, the dispatches are arranged chronologically via an assigned number; each January the numbering would begin at 1. This number was presumably recorded by the Office staff in either a Correspondence Register or Letter Book similar to ot

Information About Originals:

Original material is housed at the Turks and Caicos National Museum Archive, and at the Old Police Station on Grand Turk.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Caribbean Area--Politics and government

Places:

Turks and Caicos Islands, West Indies