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Forwards various enclosures on the subject of labour emigration from Barbados, including:...

Catalogue reference: CO 28/134/16

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This record is about the Forwards various enclosures on the subject of labour emigration from Barbados, including:... dating from 1840 May 1 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Barbados, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 28/134/16
Date
1840 May 1
Description

Forwards various enclosures on the subject of labour emigration from Barbados, including: correspondence from the inspector general of police, the assistant harbour master, the emigration agent Mr Day, a ship's master, and others; memorials from groupings of 'free coloured' in Barbados, Dominica, Antigua, St Christopher [St Kitts], Nevis; and reports of meetings.

Barbados No. 44, folios 177-259

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
1112/1840
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9673501/

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