The volume contains confidential despatches sent between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the governor of the West African Settlements. It contains documents related to the administration of Sherbro, the slave trade, and stationement of the West India Regiments among other topics.
Extent: 1 volume containing 808 pages.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 36cm, width 22cm, depth 8cm.
Condition of original material: The spine is broken and some pages are brittle.
Custodial history: British Colonial Office.
Arrangement: Letters written in a chronological order.
