Catalogue description Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Despatches from Henry Barkly, Governor of...

Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Despatches from Henry Barkly, Governor of Jamaica, concerning the Turks and Caicos Islands as well as letters from various government offices (departments) and from Individuals. Correspondence from Offices and Individuals (most of which relates to the despatches sent from the governor in CO 301/17 and CO 301/18) is not. Offices: Admiralty (passage for inspector of schools and family); Colonial Agent (money remitted on account of the late Mr Radcliffe); Council Office (appointments to Council of Messrs Duncome, Hamilton, Misick and Smith); Foreign Office (Thomas Francisco's claim against the Dominican Government; imprisonment of United States Consul); Treasury (ordinances nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, President Forth's return passage money, passage of inspector of schools, lighthouse accounts, export duty on salt); War Department (defences of the colony, ordinance no. 4, militia); Land Board (ordinance no. 6); British and Foreign School Society (headmaster for school). Individuals: Lord Willoughby de Broke (testimonial in favour of Mr Forth); Mr C G W Ellis (claim against F Ellis); Gray and Sons (no authority to advance money for passage of inspector of schools); Mr W Hamilton (thanks for reinstatement of office); Mr J Ockenden (his appointment as inspector of schools and head master, application to be allowed to proceed via the United States); Captain W Radcliffe (asks that his son's widow may receive the sum due without applying for probate); Mrs A B Taylor (application in favour of Mr Forth). (Described at item level)