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Cape of Good Hope. Despatches from Earl Grey to Governor Sir Henry Smith on the subject...

Catalogue reference: CO 879/1/8

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This record is about the Cape of Good Hope. Despatches from Earl Grey to Governor Sir Henry Smith on the subject... dating from 13 May - 7 July 1851 in the series War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Africa, Confidential Print. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 879/1/8
Date
13 May - 7 July 1851
Description

Cape of Good Hope. Despatches from Earl Grey to Governor Sir Henry Smith on the subject of martial law, and reply. (2 pages)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
African No. VIII
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8658433/

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CO 879

War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Africa, Confidential Print

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