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Abandonment of McCarthy's Island, River Gambia; correspondence. Includes petitions...

Catalogue reference: CO 879/3/2

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This record is about the Abandonment of McCarthy's Island, River Gambia; correspondence. Includes petitions... dating from 1865 September 11 - 1866 June 9 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 879/3/2
Date
1865 September 11 - 1866 June 9
Description

Abandonment of McCarthy's Island, River Gambia; correspondence. Includes petitions of merchants and traders, local African affairs, and details of fugitive domestic slaves. (31 pages)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
African No. 23
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8907177/

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CO 879

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

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Abandonment of McCarthy's Island, River Gambia; correspondence. Includes petitions...

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