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Barbados : Despatches, Offices and Individuals, 1809 : Financial document; Correspondence Feb 1715; 1809.
Colonial Caribbean: Colonial Office Files from The National Archives (Modules I, II, III) Available online
Colonial Caribbean: Colonial Office Files from The National Archives (Modules I, II, III)- Format:
- Other
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Settler colonialism--West Indies.
- Barbados.
- Spooner, John, 1946-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2021.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Despatches from John Spooner, acting Governor of Barbados, together with correspondence from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and from individuals. Correspondents and subjects are as follows: Hugh Elliot, governor of the Leeward Islands (recommends Matthew Coulthurst for the post of solicitor general at Barbados); Matthew Coulhurst (seeks confirmation of his temporary appointment as solicitor general); William Idle (comments on reduced supply of flour for the troops at Barbados and suggests method of beating embargo [with copies of proclamations by President Spooner and Admiral Cochrane]); Treasury (requests approval of bills drawn by Spooner [3 items]); Mr Jordan (exchange rates at Barbados); Admiralty (forwards letter from Admiral Cochrane concerning Henry Edwards who deserted from HMS Northumberland and is detained at Barbados accused of debt); Privy Council Office (Order in Council concerning commission and instructions for George Beckwith, governor of Barbados)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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