Letter from Charles Rattray, 12 September 1838, George Town

Demerara District Committee Minutes. References communication from Mr Boaz of Calcutta who writes about the case of the 'Hill Coolies' [term from original source, indentured/contract labourers from Asia working in the British colonised regions of the Caribbean] who have recently arrived in the Colon...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming Correspondence/Box 5
Date(s) of creation: 1838
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Rattray, Charles, 1803-1877
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00001789
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections

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title Letter from Charles Rattray, 12 September 1838, George Town
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author Rattray, Charles, 1803-1877
author_facet Rattray, Charles, 1803-1877
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description Demerara District Committee Minutes. References communication from Mr Boaz of Calcutta who writes about the case of the 'Hill Coolies' [term from original source, indentured/contract labourers from Asia working in the British colonised regions of the Caribbean] who have recently arrived in the Colony. Writer comments on the location of and situation for these labourers.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Council for World Mission
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
scb_file_number Box 5, Folder 4, Jacket C
scb_copies Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00001789
scb_url_description Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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