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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/E/24077
TitleStatistical returns of 'slave' [enslaved African peoples] population in British West Indies
Date1815-1822
DescriptionOrdered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed 14 June 1824
Giving annual population of males, females and total for Antigua, [Barbados], Bahamas, Berbice, [Demerara], Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Monserrat, Nevis, St Christopher, St Lucia, St Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad and the Virgin Islands.
Extent1 item (2 folios)
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
TermSlavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Oppression
Ethnic groups
Archivist NoteThis catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM
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GuyanaCountry
BerbiceAdministrative Unit
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