Slave Trade Adviser to the Treasury: Report Books

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Reference code(s): HCA 35

Title: Slave Trade Adviser to the Treasury: Report Books

Date(s): 1821 - 1891

Level of description: Series

Extent and medium of the unit of description: 89 volume(s)

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Scope and content: This series consists of entry books, known as 'Government Reports', which contain reports of the slave trade adviser on questions referred to him by the Treasury for report. They concern matters arising out of cases in the Admiralty, Vice-Admiralty, and Mixed Commission courts under the Proceeds of Captured Slavers Act 1821 and other measures relating to the suppression of slavery. Down to 1848 they also contain entries of associated papers. There is also a volume containing Treasury minutes referred to in the reports, 1860 to 1869.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: The papers were weeded in 1942 under the terms of a Destruction Schedule of 7 August 1941.

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Language/scripts of material: English

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Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Interest: Caribbean

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Colonial countries

Slavery

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