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EAP782/1/5

Record Id:

036-003721014

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003720953

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100111246550.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

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: Sierra Leone Public Archives.

This series contains the following 25 files:

EAP782/1/5/1: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 21 May 1821-19 Dec 1823
EAP782/1/5/2: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 17 Apr 1824-31 Jan 1825
EAP782/1/5/3: Despatches from the Governor to Secretary of State 14 Aug 1824-24 Jul 1826
EAP782/1/5/4: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 14 Jan 1826-10 Jun 1827
EAP782/1/5/5: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1 Jan 1833-11 Feb 1835
EAP782/1/5/6: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 2 Oct 1846-12 Sep 1847
EAP782/1/5/7: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 20 Sep 1847-27 Oct 1848
EAP782/1/5/8: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 22 Apr 1851-17 Jul 1851
EAP782/1/5/9: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 25 Jul 1851-26 Dec 1851
EAP782/1/5/10: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1 Jan 1852-18 Feb 1853
EAP782/1/5/11: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 20 Feb 1853-22 Jul 1864
EAP782/1/5/12: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 11 Jan 1855-24 Dec 1860
EAP782/1/5/13: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 21 Sep 1855-19 Jan 1857
EAP782/1/5/14: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 7 Feb 1857-30 Jun 1857
EAP782/1/5/15: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 22 Dec 1859-10 Sep 1860
EAP782/1/5/16: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 9 Mar 1863-6 May 1864
EAP782/1/5/17: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 5 Jan 1869-26 Jan 1872
EAP782/1/5/18: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 20 Jun 1876-8 Jul 1878
EAP782/1/5/19: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 25 Mar 1874-20 Jun 1876
EAP782/1/5/20: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 13 Jul 1878-16 Oct 1880
EAP782/1/5/21: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1 Aug 1879-31 Dec 1880
EAP782/1/5/22: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1881-1882
EAP782/1/5/23: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 11 Dec 1885-17 Feb 1887
EAP782/1/5/24: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 12 Jun 1891-30 May 1891
EAP782/1/5/25: Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1818-1822.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Preserving nineteenth-century records in the Sierra Leone Public Archives

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003720953
036-003721014

Is part of:

EAP782/1 : Sierra Leone Public Archives: Records of Colonial Governors, Police and Court Officials in Freetown and Neighbouring Villages

EAP782/1/5 : Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State

Contains:

Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP782/1/5

Hierarchy:

032-003720953[0005]/036-003721014

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP782/1

Record Type (Level):

Series

Extent:

10885 TIFF images

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1818

End Date:

1901

Date Range:

1818-1901

Era:

Place of Origin:

Sierra Leone

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User Conditions:

Access is for research purposes only

Information About Originals:

The original material is located at the Sierra Leone Public Archives.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Campbell, Henry Dundas, British Governor of Sierra Leone (1835-37), 1798-1872
Gordon, George John James, 5th Earl of Aberdeen, politician, 1816-1864
Hamilton, Daniel Molloy, Acting Governor of Sierra Leone, fl 1824
Macdonald, Norman William, Governor of Sierra Leone (1845-52), fl 1845

Subjects:

Administration
Colonialism
Commerce
Health and Medicine
Marriage
Military
Politics and Government

Places:

Sierra Leone, Africa
United Kingdom, Europe