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Index referring to the following papers and some removed from this group, namely Hume's Motion on Members of Parliament for the Colonies, Anti-Slavery lecturers, Riots in England, Sugar Duties, Refinery and Emancipation, and the expense of soldiers in the West Indies, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 1-20
The papers referred to include:
extracts from 'Consideration sur l'etat present de la Colonies Francaise de St. Domingue Ouvrage politique et legislatif, presente au Ministre de la Marine par M.H.D.' and from 'Nouvelles Considerations sur St. Domingue en response a celles de M.H.D. par M. DB....... 1780', 1776-1780
extract from the Presbyters' letter on Free People of Colour, n.d.
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Extents: 20 pages
Dates:
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Table of contents listing some of the papers in this volume, as well as observations by Buxton inspired by the false charge that he and the Anti-Slavery Society were responsible for publishing an advertisement calling for petitions against slavery and specifying the form in which they should be presented, 3 Nov 1830
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 21-44
Under the heading 'Discussions', he examines objections by a speaker in a debate to the subject of abolition of slavery being raised at that time.
Extents: 24 pages
Dates:
3 Nov 1830
Notes for a speech headed 'My Motion for a Committee of the whole House to consider the most effectual and the most equitable mode of putting an end to Slavery', 18 Dec 1830
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 45-68
Extents: 24 pages
Dates:
18 Dec 1830
Population. Notes by Buxton on the decrease in the Black population of the West Indies and estimates based on information supplied by Parliamentary Papers and other official returns, Jan 1831
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 69-110
Extents: 42 pages
Dates:
Jan 1831
Speech on the need for emancipation, 8 Feb 1831
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 141-152
Notes on Zachary Macaulay's plan for persuading Parliament to take up the subject of emancipation by moving for a committee of the whole House, proposing in committee the abolition of slavery and, if this should not be accepted, proposing the emancipation of children with the enactment of an Order in Council amended to apply to adults. A list of names of those approving this plan and notes for a speech by Buxton in support of abolition.
Extents: 12 pages
Dates:
8 Feb 1831
Notes for a speech in the House of Commons in reply to the criticisms levelled against Buxton for the organisation of petitions for emancipation, 1831
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 153-160
Extents: 8 pages
Dates:
1831
Motion for a Committee of Inquiry, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 161-184
Notes for a speech supporting the proposer of a Motion to appoint a Committee to inquire into the condition of Black people. Also includes notes headed 'Answer to objection that we confide in anonymous information and reject the testimony of Gov[erno]rs. Generals, Fiscals, Judges,' [Dec 1831], and 'Is there a need for so much whipping in paradise itself?'.
Extents: 24 pages
Dates:
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Notes on evidence by Captain Gipps in an interview regarding the condition of Black people in West Indian colonies, [1832-1833]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 185-188
Extents: 4 pages
Dates:
[1832-1833]
Notes for a speech on the legally permitted punishment for enslaved people prepared in reply to [Lord] Stanley's speech of 14 May. Parliamentary papers are quoted extensively, together with volumes of the Anti-Slavery Reporter, [1833]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 189-196
Extents: 8 pages
Dates:
[1833]
Notes for a speech on the extent of flogging in the British colonies, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 197-208
Extents: 12 pages
Dates:
n.d.
Declarations of T.F. Buxton: Extracts from the Mirror of Parliament, 1833
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 209-224
Comprises:
XXXVI and XXXVII pp. 2003-2005. [Vol. II] Commons Debate on Colonial Slavery, 30 May 1833
XXXVIII p. 2084 [Vol. II] Commons Committee, 3 Jun 1833
LVIII pp. 3208-3209. [Vol. IV] Commons Second Reading of the Abolition of Slavery Bill, 22 Jul 1833
LX pp. 3298-3299. [Vol. IV] Commons Committee, 24 Jul 1833
LX p. 3323. [Vol. IV]...
Extents: 16 pages
Dates:
1833
Opinions of Enemies to Emancipation: Extracts from the Mirror of Parliament, 1833
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 225-236
Comprises:
XXXVI and XXXVII pp. 1990-1991. [Vol. II] Commons Debate on Colonial Slavery speech of Sir Richard Vyvyan, 30 May 1833
XXXVII pp. 1995-1996. [Vol. II] Commons Debate on Colonial Slavery, speech of Colonel Leith Hay, 30 May 1833
XXXVII p. 2001. [Vol. II] Commons Debate on Colonial Slavery, speech of P.M. Stewart, 30 May 1833
XXXVII pp....
Extents: 12 pages
Dates:
1833
Notes for several speeches on slavery, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22, pp. 237-266
Extents: 30 pages
Dates:
n.d.
Against Apprenticeship, 1830-1833
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 22