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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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CONTENT WARNING	OFFENSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE This catalogue entry and the archives it describes contain highly offensive and oppressive language. Some of the language has been included in the catalogue description to publicly reflect the attitudes of the time the records were written.
Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3155/WH/2901
Title	Letters to Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton, from Sir Ralph Woodford (1784-1828), Governor of Trinidad
Date	Apr 1823-May 1827
Description	Concerning colonial policy and its implementation in Trinidad, includes a return of complaints by enslaved people in Trinidad
Extent	1 volume, in two parts, containing approx. 120 items
Level	Item
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
Administrative History	Sir Ralph Woodford (1784-1828) was appointed Governor of Trinidad in 1813, serving until his death in 1828. He was not in favour in emancipation.
Format	Document
Physical Description	Volume split into two, marked 2901a and 2901b
Related Material	See the Bathurst family of Lydney collection at Gloucestershire Archives (reference: D421/X13) for letters from Woodford to CB Bathurst relating to Trinidad, 1804-1820.
Term	Slavery
	Slaves
	Oppression
	Forced labour
	Ethnic groups
	Letters (documents)
Archivist Note	This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing procedures to address offensive and oppressive language, 10 November 2022 KM