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Ashanti Native Levies and Men of War: Colonel Willcocks enquires whether Captain...

Catalogue reference: CO 96/360/24

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This record is about the Ashanti Native Levies and Men of War: Colonel Willcocks enquires whether Captain... dating from 1900 June 16 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Gold Coast, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 96/360/24
Date
1900 June 16
Description

Ashanti Native Levies and Men of War: Colonel Willcocks enquires whether Captain Benson and Wilcox can be sent to Krobo and Kwahu in order to proceed against Kumasi and Odumasi; defences are insufficient; urges a raise in native levies.

William Low, Acting Governor.

Unnumbered Telegram, folios 114-120.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
19111/1900
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13381227/

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