J.R.R. McHardy to Buxton about having seen the 'Romney' at Portsmouth being fitted for the reception of emancipated slaves at Havana, and his plan for making it even more effective in the suppression of the slave trade, with the help of four boats to cruise within a fifty-mile radius of Havana, 24 Feb 1837
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 27, pp. 423-428
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The 'Romney' would hold refractory merchant seamen and so present them being held in a Spanish prison. Should Buxton consider his idea worth his attention, he offers to see him in London at any time.
Dates
- Creation: 24 Feb 1837
Extent
6 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 27, pp. 423-428
Former reference:
B 26
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