Demerara 1838

Includes letters from: Sidney Murkland, West Coast - report; 2 men offer to go to Africa after hearing about John Williams Charles Rattray, George Town - report James Scott, London and Aberdeen - Caria Caria site given, not bought; his views on how enslaved peoples have responded to emancipation Jos...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 5
Date(s) of creation: 13 Jan - 13 Dec 1838
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.12.02.04.032
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 5
callnumber CWM/LMS/12/02/04/032
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/12/02/04/032
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/12/02/04/032
prefix_number 032
title Demerara 1838
scb_date_creation 13 Jan - 13 Dec 1838
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 26 items
format Archive
description Includes letters from: Sidney Murkland, West Coast - report; 2 men offer to go to Africa after hearing about John Williams Charles Rattray, George Town - report James Scott, London and Aberdeen - Caria Caria site given, not bought; his views on how enslaved peoples have responded to emancipation Joseph Ketley, George Town - death of Governor; ordination of Sidney Murkland Charles Watt, George Town Robert Taylor, Leguan Emancipation Day Death of Mrs Taylor [née Elizabeth Wilshere]
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 4
scb_finding_aids A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Demerara, 1807-1894, (list C2), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
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hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0012.0002.0004.00032