Colonial Office: Turks and Caicos Islands Original Correspondence

CO 301

1847-1882

This series contains original correspondence relating to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Bound volumes arranged chronologically and generally within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations) and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter.

For earlier correspondence 1799-1848 see CO 23

For later correspondence after 1874 see CO 137

Public Record(s)

English

66 volume(s)

Topics

International

Caribbean

The Turks and Caicos Islands were a dependency of the British colony of Bahamas from 1799 until 1848 when they were given their own local government. In 1874 the islands became a dependency of Jamaica. In 1959 the Turks and Caicos Islands became a unit territory within the Federation of the West Indies. With the dissolution of the federation the islands became a Crown colony. From 1965 the governor of the Bahamas was also the governor of the Turks and Caicos, until 1973 when the islands were given their own governor.