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Papers concerning the suspension of Dr A L Palmer from the Office of Special Justice...
Catalogue reference: CO 137/225
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This record is about the Papers concerning the suspension of Dr A L Palmer from the Office of Special Justice... dating from 1835-1837 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 137/225
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1837
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers concerning the suspension of Dr A L Palmer from the Office of Special Justice for declining to attend a proceeding instituted in his district; a complaint of ill treatment was laid before Palmer by two apprentices against their overseer Mr Osborne (employed by Mr J Gordon), which gave rise to the proceedings in question. A complaint was made against Palmer by Gordon.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- International
- Litigation
- Labour
- Caribbean
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CO 137
Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence
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