The volume contains letters written by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the governor of the West African settlements. Topics deal with appointments and ordinances passed in the colony of Sierra Leone as well as correspondence forwarded from the Treasury. Despatches are numbered 148 to 248.
Extent: 1 volume containing 680 pages.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 36cm, width 22cm, depth 6cm.
Condition of original material: The spine is broken and some pages are brittle and broken.
Custodial history: British Colonial Office.
Arrangement: Letters written in a chronological order.
