Letter from Benjamin Franklin, 1 July 1839, Morant Bay

Please debit his account with order givem to C. Woodroffe. Boys schoolroom will be Ready for 1 August [in Jamaica on August 1, 1838, thousands of the formerly enslaved anticipated the Emancipation Declaration, affirming their full freedom from slavery.] Celebrations and first anniversary of Emancip...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1839
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1807-
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00001204
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections