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EAP782/1/8
- Record Id:
- 036-003721049
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003720953
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100111246590.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 instructions on policies to be followed in the administration of the Crown Colony, discussion of financial affairs and the appointment of colonial officials. Copies of letters from the Treasury are included in the volume, and there are copies of letters written by other correspondents relating to affairs in the Crown Colony.
Extent and format of original material: 5 volumes.
Owner(s) of original material: Sierra Leone Public Archives.
Arrangement: Entries organised by date.
This series contains the following 5 files:
- EAP782/1/8/1: Secretary of State Despatches 21 Jan 1822-20 Oct 1823
- EAP782/1/8/2: Secretary of State Despatches 28 Jan 1830-30 Dec 1830
- EAP782/1/8/3: Secretary of State Despatches 5 Jan 1831-26 Dec 1831
- EAP782/1/8/4: Secretary of State Despatches 30 Jan 1832-30 Dec 1832
- EAP782/1/8/5: Secretary of State Despatches 14 Jan 1833-14 Dec 1833.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preserving nineteenth-century records in the Sierra Leone Public Archives
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003720953
036-003721049 - Is part of:
- EAP782/1 : Sierra Leone Public Archives: Records of Colonial Governors, Police and Court Officials in Freetown and Neighbouring Villages
EAP782/1/8 : Despatches from the Secretary of State - Contains:
- EAP782/1/8/1 : Secretary of State Despatches 21 Jan 1822-20 Oct 1823
EAP782/1/8/2 : Secretary of State Despatches 28 Jan 1830-30 Dec 1830
EAP782/1/8/3 : Secretary of State Despatches 5 Jan 1831-26 Dec 1831
EAP782/1/8/4 : Secretary of State Despatches 30 Jan 1832-30 Dec 1832
EAP782/1/8/5 : Secretary of State Despatches 14 Jan 1833-14 Dec 1833
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP782/1/8 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003720953[0008]/036-003721049
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP782/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 2180 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1822
- End Date:
- 1833
- Date Range:
- 1822-1833
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Sierra Leone
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Entries organised by date.
- 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)
- Subjects:
- Accounting and Finance
Administration
Colonialism
Law and legal affairs
Politics and Government - Places:
- Freetown, Sierra Leone
London, United Kingdom
Sierra Leone, Africa
United Kingdom, Europe