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Box 606767605

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Contains 109 Results:

Petition from the National Council of the Colony of Sierra Leone to H.M. George VI, Sep 1950

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 1B, item 16
Appendix A is a copy, printed by the Evening Dispatch, of Treaty No. 1 of 22 Aug 1788, by which Freetown was sold to the settlers by King Naimbanna.
Extents: 9 pages
Dates: Sep 1950

Four letters clipped together, concerned with the imprisonment of Isaac T.A. Wallace-Johnson on a charge of criminal libel, 27 Dec 1939-31 Jul 1941

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 1-16
Contains: (fols. 1-3) annotated copy of letter [from Wallace-Johnson] to 'George' [Thomas?], written from H.M. Prison, Freetown, giving an account of his trial and subsequent treatment, 27 Dec 1939 (fols. 4-11) two letters from C.A. Davies, Freetown, to Creech Jones, asking for his help in connection with Wallace-Johnson and restrictive legislation in Sierra Leone. The letters refer to...
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 27 Dec 1939-31 Jul 1941

Papers clipped together, concerning George Thomas and Sydney Boyle, 11 Jun 1940-17 Jan 1941

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 17-46
Contains: (fols. 17-38) letter signed '4954' [from Thomas] to Creech Jones, about Wallace-Johnson, government injustice and oppression in Sierra Leone, Thomas's experience in hospital, and problems with newspaper production, with a request for Creech Jones to send him new types and a supply of newsprint for the production of the African Standard, 17 Jul 1940 ...
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 11 Jun 1940-17 Jan 1941

Copies of correspondence between H.I. Kamara, a 3rd grade clerk in the Treasury Department, Sierra Leone, and E.F. Sayers, Commissioner, Makeni Division, 20 Dec 1940-14 Aug 1941

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 47-67
The correspondence concerns a secret service mission to French Guinea (Guinea) and the Soudan, undertaken by Kamara at Sayers's request. Included are copies of other relevant letters and papers, including detailed instructions to Kamara, and the whole sequence is clipped together in chronological order with the items marked 'A' to 'N', omitting 'J' and 'L'. The correspondence ends with letters from Kamara asking to be given the 'good gratuity' and 'honourable mention on his Record of...
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 20 Dec 1940-14 Aug 1941

Letter from the Chairman of the Association of European Civil Servants, Freetown, to the Colonial Secretary, Freetown, about cost of living and separation allowances, 11 Sep 1944

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 87-91
Enclosure 'A' (fol. 91) is a copy of the Association's Resolution on the subject, cabled to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 11 Sep 1944

Letter from S.B. Macfoy, Freetown, to Creech Jones, with eight enclosures, 12 Dec 1944-8 Mar 1945

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 93-106
Letter from S.B. Macfoy, Freetown, to Creech Jones, with eight enclosures dated 30 Dec 1943-30 Nov 1944, concerning a claim in connection with the termination of his employment by Messrs Humphrey, Contractors. A reply from Creech Jones expresses regret at his inability to take any active steps in the matter.
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 12 Dec 1944-8 Mar 1945

Cable from 'Electorate Freetown Municipality' about a resolution requesting the suspension of the Freetown Municipal Ordinance, 24 Jul-24 Sep 1945

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 109-112
Also includes a letter from G.H. Hall, S/S Col., replying to Rita Hinden about the above cable and a letter from Rita Hinden to the Central Ratepayers' Association quoting Hall's reply, that those dissatisfied should submit a memorial to the Officer Administering the Government, to be forwarded to the Secretary of State.
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 24 Jul-24 Sep 1945

Correspondence between Edgar Parry, Labour Department, Freetown, and Rita Hinden about his work as a trade union official in Sierra Leone, 23 Sep 1945-18 May 1947

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/86, folder 2, fols. 113-137
Specific subjects include the following: Wages Boards and Joint Industrial Councils: fols. 113, 115-116, 134, 137 reactions to the Labour victory in the British General Election: fols. 113v, 120 Wallace-Johnson: fols. 114-118, 120-128, 134 proposals for a Commission to enquire into labour conditions in West Africa: fols. 115, 117 ...
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 23 Sep 1945-18 May 1947