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Reports he has 'the sincere pleasure to acquaint you, that the Legislature of this...

Catalogue reference: CO 101/78/9

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This record is about the Reports he has 'the sincere pleasure to acquaint you, that the Legislature of this... dating from 1834 Mar 8 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Grenada, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 101/78/9
Date
1834 Mar 8
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Reports he has 'the sincere pleasure to acquaint you, that the Legislature of this Island, have unanimously passed the Abolition Bill' [Abolition of Slavery] [forwarded transcript not in item]; reports he will proceed to St Vincent on 11 March in the hope of receiving 'an equally unexceptionable Act from the Legislature of that Island.'

Sir Lionel Smith, Governor of Windward Islands, Grenada No. 8, Folios 60 - 61.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
764/1834
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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