Jamaica, 1838, Despatches : Offices Part 2 : Memorandum; Report; Financial document; Legal document; Plans and Illustrations; Index; Minutes; Correspondence; Acts and Legislation; Memorial 29 Nov 1837 - 11 Apr 1839.

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Other

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Letter writing.

Letters.

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1 online resource.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Letters from various government offices (departments), most of which relate to the despatches sent from the governor in 1838. Correspondents and subjects covered are as follows: Board of Ordnance (barrack repairs; transfer of certain barracks; inadequacy of colonial votes for barracks; prison at Up Park Camp; government report on barracks; communication regarding barracks and repair of works of defence); Treasury (bill drawn by Mr Lipscombe; Reverend P Williams' salary; Head Quarter House; action against Special Justice Harris; barracks expenditure; cost of appeals regarding unregistered slaves; special magistrates salaries; convict James Watson alias Bubb; sum to Westbourne Union; appointment of solicitor general; payment to Mr Vidall; leave of absence, Reverend Lipscombe; prosecution of slave ship Heroina ; enquiry into case of James Williams; cases of slavers Arrogante & Gabellita ; fees received improperly by Mr Murphy; orders in Council; approves Acts nos 3267, 3268, 3270, 3373; expenses Captain Oldney as witness; supply of small coin; Compensation Commission salaries; slaves captured in the Tres Milhas , Arrogante & Gabellita cannot be legally apprenticed; memorial of Kingston merchants, currency; confirmation of Acts nos 3285, 3283, 3293, 3283, 3266, 3291; bill drawn by Messrs Barnett & Company; extension for loan repayment; bill advised by Sir L Smith to be paid; stamp duties on Commissaries investing Stipendiary Magistrates with judicial powers of assistant judges of Common Pleas; Jamaica public loan); War Office (no objection to Act no 3276; Military prison; accommodation of troops; enlistment of Africans to serve as Pioneers); Colonial Bank (sends newspaper and a document purporting to be a banknote; proceedings of Jamaica Bank; Act limiting legal tender in British Silver to certain sums); Miscellaneous Offices (Church Missionary: Sir L Smith's complaint about Missionaries' involvement with Moore Town 'black people'; Mico Charity: leave of absence Reverend J Williams; despatches regarding education of 'black people' to be forwarded; delivery of letters on Sunday; Baptists: protection of Missionaries, Marriage Laws, recommendation of Mr Crockett for employment; Compensation Commission: certificates and lists).

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AMDigital Reference:CO 137/234.

CO 137.