Letter from William Alloway, 7 August 1838, Dry Harbour

Account of 1 August celebrations [in Jamaica on August 1, 1838, thousands of the formerly enslaved anticipated the Emancipation Declaration, affirming their full freedom from slavery.] School started under Miss Ellis.


Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1838
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Alloway, William, 1809-1877
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00001141
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scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
callnumber CWM/LMS/12/02/03/006/032
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title Letter from William Alloway, 7 August 1838, Dry Harbour
scb_date_creation 1838
scb_level Item
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author Alloway, William, 1809-1877
author_facet Alloway, William, 1809-1877
authorStr Alloway, William, 1809-1877
author_letter Alloway, William, 1809-1877
format Archive
description Account of 1 August celebrations [in Jamaica on August 1, 1838, thousands of the formerly enslaved anticipated the Emancipation Declaration, affirming their full freedom from slavery.] School started under Miss Ellis.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Council for World Mission
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
scb_file_number Box 2, Folder 2, Jacket C
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scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00001141
scb_url_description Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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