Draft of Letter from Colonial Office to Foreign Office re: Emigration of Labourers from British West Indies to Colon, July 1901.

Format:

Book

Series:

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)

CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies. Division within CO - Correspondence with the colonies, entry books and registers of correspondence. CO 28 - Colonial Office and predecessors: Barbados, Original Correspondence. Subseries within CO 28 - Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State. CO 28/255 - Despatches from Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, governor of Barbados (items 1-92, July-December 1901), together with correspondence from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and from individuals sent during the year. Barbados: Emigration of Labourers to Colon (in the American steamer Catania). Encloses copy of a despatch from the American Ambassador in London in regard to the restriction on the movement of labourers from Barbados to Colon. States that the Ambassador (Mr Joseph H Choate) understands that the Governor of Barbados is prohibiting the emigration and seeks confirmation that this is true. Asks what reply should be given to Mr Choate. From Foreign Office, folios 627-632 (CO/28/255/103)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

Labor force.

Immigration and emigration.

Colon Province.

Local Subjects:

Migration.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

Labor force.

Immigration and emigration.

Colon Province.

Genre:

Government/court document

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 page)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [20--?]

Language Note:

In English.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 17, 2019).