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Forwards report by Inspector of Prisons on the escape of 19 prisoners from District...

Catalogue reference: CO 321/11/38

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CO 321/11/38
Date
1876 Dec 6
Description

Forwards report by Inspector of Prisons on the escape of 19 prisoners from District 'D' Prison in September 1876 in response to Colonial Office suggestion that a want of proper care would appear to have existed on the part of the prison officials. [See also CO 321/11/4.]

George Dundas, Lieutenant Governor, Barbados No. 262. Folios 551-554.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
15396/1876
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Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9078195/

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CO 321

Colonial Office: Windward Islands Original Correspondence

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