Slave Trade Adviser to the Treasury: Registered Papers

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Reference code(s): HCA 37

Title: Slave Trade Adviser to the Treasury: Registered Papers

Date(s): 1821 - 1897

Level of description: Series

Extent and medium of the unit of description: 132 boxes and files

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Scope and content: This series consists of registered papers of the Slave Trade Adviser to the Treasury. Down to 1863 the papers have been extensively weeded, but there are calendars in the series for papers numbered 1 to 10,000 covering the period 1821 to 1864.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: The papers were extensively weeded down to 1863 in accordance with a Destruction Schedule of 3 May 1922.

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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.

Date(s) of descriptions: January 2002

Interest: Caribbean

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Slavery

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