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Refers to visit to St. Vincent and thinks 'Old Woman's Point' is best place for arms...

Catalogue reference: CO 101/28/92

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This record is about the Refers to visit to St. Vincent and thinks 'Old Woman's Point' is best place for arms... dating from 1789 Mar 18 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Grenada, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 101/28/92
Date
1789 Mar 18
Description

Refers to visit to St. Vincent and thinks 'Old Woman's Point' is best place for arms and protection; works at St. Vincent; enslaved labour; reports visit to 'Charibb frontier' ['Carib']; has ordered a Sergeant and 24 Black pioneers from Grenada to St. Vincent; reports will now sail to Dominica.

Edward Mathew, Grenada [writing from St. Vincent], Folios 322 - 323.

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