Secretary of States Despatches 14th December 1881- 14th May 1884

The volume contains letters sent between the Secretary of State office, the colonial administration, and the governor of the colony of Sierra Leone. The volume also contains an index organised alphabetically according to the name of the recipient with the subject of the letters,date and page number in the volume. Letters written in 1881 are numbered from 528 to 555, 1 to 497 for those written in 1882, 1 to 596 in 1883, and 1 to 251 in 1884.

Extent: 1 volume containing 772 pages.

Size and dimensions of original material: Height 41cm, width 27cm, depth 8cm.

Condition of original material: The volume is in good condition but the cover is damaged.

Custodial history: British Colonial Office.

Arrangement: Letters written in a chronological order.