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Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission : records, 1525-1889 1817-1839.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Part 1: Debates over Slavery and Abolition Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Great Britain. Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves.
Great Britain. Slave Compensation Commission.
Series:
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery.
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Slave records--Great Britain--Colonies.
Slave records.
Colonies.
Great Britain--Colonies.
Great Britain.
Slavery--Great Britain.
Slavery.
Plantations.
Slave trade--Great Britain.
Slave trade.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (620 manuscripts; 109,410 items).
Other Title:
Institution of slavery
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery.
Place of Publication:
1525-1889
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Summary:
This collection at the British National Archives contains the primary census records for slaves in British territories from 1815-1834. The collection consists of original claims and compensation certificates, counter claims, and notices for exhibits and sales of slaves. The registries became the vehicle for determining slaveholders' compensation for their property when slaves were freed. The records are arranged by colony, and include information about the owner and slaves, the location, types of crops grown, and other information about the people and plantations.
Notes:
Reproduction of the original from the National Archives in Kew.
Local Notes:
aImages from the source libraries are selected contents of the original collection materials as representative of their value and pertinence to the digital product.
OCLC:
822973797
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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