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Despatches from Eric John Eagles Swayne, governor of British Honduras (November to...
Catalogue reference: CO 123/270
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This record is about the Despatches from Eric John Eagles Swayne, governor of British Honduras (November to... dating from 1911 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: British Honduras, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 123/270
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1911
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Description (What the record is about)
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Despatches from Eric John Eagles Swayne, governor of British Honduras (November to December 1911) together with correspondence from the Admiralty, Crown Agents and Privy Council Office sent during the year. Despatches are described at item level; other correspondence is not, and correspondents and subjects are as follows:
- Admiralty (revolution in Honduras, cruise of HMS Brilliant);
- Crown Agents (Mr Starkey's application for land, Stann Creek railway and its construction, loan ordinance, land concession for Mr Starkey, Vaca Falls Company);
- Council Office (Currency Note Ordinance)
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3608392/
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CO 123
Colonial Office and predecessors: British Honduras, Original Correspondence
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