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Despatch from British government

Proposed amendments to Emancipation Act

Description:

Copy of a despatch from British government to Governor of Antigua regarding proposed amendments to Emancipation Act (a law which gave slaves their freedom) and payment of compensation to owners for the loss of their slaves. From Papers Relative to Abolition of Slavery, Part II, 1833-35.

Date: 1833-35

Copyright: Copyright British Empire Commonwealth Mu

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