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Reports on abolition, 22 and 24 Mar 1838

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 17, p. 96

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Comprises:

  1. report of the speech by the Marquis of Sligo in the House of Lords on the Slavery Abolition Bill, in which he stated that there should not be one unemancipated apprentice on his estate on 1 Aug, 22 Mar 1838
  2. report of the reaction of the meeting of Anti-Slavery Delegates to this speech and Sligo's undertaking, 22 Mar 1838
  3. Norwich Mercury; reports from Montserrat and Barbados of the moves there to abolish slavery completely, 24 Mar 1838.

Dates

  • Creation: 22 and 24 Mar 1838

Extent

1 page

Language of Materials

  • English

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 17, p. 96

Existence and Location of Copies

A microfilm (Micr. Brit. Emp. 17, reel 6) is available for use at the Weston Library.

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