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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 |
| 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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