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Suspension of Mr Robert Osborn, member of Privy Council; Osborn disagrees with governor's...

Catalogue reference: CO 137/356/35

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This record is about the Suspension of Mr Robert Osborn, member of Privy Council; Osborn disagrees with governor's... dating from 1861 Sept 17 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 137/356/35
Date
1861 Sept 17
Description

Suspension of Mr Robert Osborn, member of Privy Council; Osborn disagrees with governor's policies, makes his opposition known in particular through Morning Journal newspaper he jointly owns. Enclosed: correspondence between Osborn and governor, including petition signed by approximately 119 workers in Parish of St Andrews (Osborn's constituency), bringing to attention destitute conditions of some parishes, particularly St Andrews, which lacks sufficient medical provision. Colonial Office: agree warrant for Osborn's removal.

Charles Henry Darling, Governor of Jamaica, Jamaica No.130, Folios 330-392.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
9160/1861
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9124443/

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