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D3155 - Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton - [late 13th cent]-1985
- WH - Wilmot-Horton - 1301-1985
  - B - Bound volumes of letters (1st series) "alphabetical sequence" - 1806-1837

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3155/WH/2769
Title	Volume of bound letters to Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton from J Colquhoun
Date	Oct 1823-May 1831
Description	The correspondence is dated October 1823 to September 1827 and May 1831. Addressed from St James Place and Penshurst Concerns slavery in the Dominions, referring to petitions for emancipation
Extent	36 items
Level	file
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Sir Robert John Wilmot Horton, baronet (1784-1841), Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1821-1828, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon 1831-1837
Archive Creator	Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton, Derbyshire
Format	Document
Term	Slavery
	Slave emancipation
	Slaves
	Forced labour
	Oppression
	Ethnic groups
	Letters (documents)

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Wilmot-Horton, formerly Wilmot; Sir; Robert John (1784-1841); of Catton Hall, baronet, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1821-1828, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon 1831-1837

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