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1. ‘Statement of the Case of Johannes Claimant of Freedom as well on his own part as on – that of his Family …’ (8 January, 1824).

2. ‘Statement of the Case of Barrah and African’. (8 January, 1824).

3. Memorandum (21 February, 1824). Concerning ‘a Meeting held in Gloucester House’.

4. ‘Extract from the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Honourable Court of Criminal and Civil Justice, of the Colony of Demerary and Essequebo, at their Session held at the Court-house, in George-town, Demerary.’ Six extracts dated (23 February, 1820 – 22 November, 1821) along with a note (12 January, 1824).

Letters and copy letters (20 March – 15 May, 1824) between G. Canning and W. Hersee. Concerning a request to publish a speech by Canning made March 1824 on West Indian slavery.

5. Letters between G. Canning and Zachary Macaulay:

Letter (5 May, 1824) to G. Canning from Zachary Macaulay along with a memorandum (1824) ‘on Colonial Slavery’.

Letter (6 July, 1824) to G. Canning from Zachary Macaulay.

Letter (14 December, 1824) to G. Canning from Zachary Macaulay along with a series of copy letters (9 – 28 October, 1824) between Zachary Macaulay and R. W. Horton.

Letter (10 April, 1825) to G. Canning from Zachary Macaulay.

Copy letter (16 May, 1825) from G. Canning from Zachary Macaulay.

6. ‘House of Commons, Mr Canning’s Speech, 11 June, 1824’ (11 June, 1824). ‘Relative to the Proceedings of a Court Martial in the Colony of Demerara against the late Rev[d]. John Smith.’

7. Letter (16 June, 1824) to [G. Canning?] from [Joseph?] Butterworth along with an enclosed copy letter (9 June, 1824) from Jane Smith concerning her husband, John Smith.

8. ‘At a Meeting of The Wesleyan Missionaries’ (6 September, 1824). Printed pamphlet concerning a resolution.

9. ‘Trinidad, Draft of an Order in Council’ [c 1824]. ‘An Abridgement of the several clauses of the proposed order in Council for Improving the condition of Slaves In the Island of Trinidad’.

10. ‘London Society for Mitigating and Gradually Abolishing the State of Slavery throughout the British Dominions.’ [c 1824]. Printed pamphlet.