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Forwards returns of the number of convicts to be sent to England in 1840 and the...

Catalogue reference: CO 37/101/47

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This record is about the Forwards returns of the number of convicts to be sent to England in 1840 and the... dating from 1839 Dec 23 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 37/101/47
Date
1839 Dec 23
Description

Forwards returns of the number of convicts to be sent to England in 1840 and the number required to be sent out to keep up the number needed for public works. Explains that greater care was required to prevent their being sent to England under a 'feigned plea of sickness'.

No. 75, folios 420-424

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
252/1840
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10117322/

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