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Despatches from John Hodgson, governor of Bermuda dated August to December 1809,...
Catalogue reference: CO 37/66
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This record is about the Despatches from John Hodgson, governor of Bermuda dated August to December 1809,... dating from 1809 Aug-Dec in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 37/66
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1809 Aug-Dec
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Description (What the record is about)
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Despatches from John Hodgson, governor of Bermuda dated August to December 1809, together with correspondence from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and from individuals on matters relating to Bermuda sent during the year. Despatches are described at item level; other correspondence is not, and correspondents and subjects are as follows:
- Robert Kennedy, Colonial Secretary (proposal for the sale of certain land, charges against Governor Hodgson by former Speaker of Assembly Harvey);
- Treasury (wine instead of rum for the troops, military expenditure, D Leonard's retirement);
- Comptroller's Office (supply of provisions for the troops);
- Colonial Office (wine instead of rum for the troops);
- General Post Office (neglect of the postmaster at Halifax)
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CO 37
Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence
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Despatches from John Hodgson, governor of Bermuda dated August to December 1809,...
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