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Correspondence, original - Secretary of State: mainly from the period of British...
Catalogue reference: CO 166/1
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This record is about the Correspondence, original - Secretary of State: mainly from the period of British... dating from 1693-1814 in the series Secretary of State for the Colonies and War and Colonial Department: Martinique,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 166/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1693-1814
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence, original - Secretary of State: mainly from the period of British occupation of Martinique and including correspondence with and about Colonel Jean Kina of Saint-Dominque [Haiti], a former slave who fought with whites against both free people of colour and slave insurgents, ultimately joining the British side. Also includes reports of naval councils of war in the 1690s.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1731302/
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CO 166
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