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D3155 - Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton - [13th cent]-1955
WH - Wilmot-Horton
D - Bound volumes of letters (3rd series)
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D3155/WH/2950
Title
Capt Basil Hall RN
Date
1827-1830
Description
Sep 1827-Feb 1830. Travel in Upper Canada and observer of the Peterborough settlement (emigrants of 1825). Reports satisfactory clearances and compliments the scheme - also sends chapters from his book on his travels. Favourable comments on Wilmot Horton's letter to Sir Francis Burdett on emigration, with suggestions on publication
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9 items
Level
file
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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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
Term
Emigration
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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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Canada
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