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Correspondence, original - Secretary of State: Despatches. (1853 Oct. - Dec.); Offices...
Catalogue reference: CO 253/113
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CO 253/113
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1853
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Correspondence, original - Secretary of State: Despatches. (1853 Oct. - Dec.); Offices and Individuals. (1853).
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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- International
- Caribbean
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CO 253
Colonial Office and Predecessors: St. Lucia Original Correspondence
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Colonial Office and Predecessors: St. Lucia Original Correspondence
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