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 matters other matters of administration like the inspection of schools. Despatches are numbered 17 to 147.
Extent: 1 volume containing 694 pages.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 36cm, width 24cm, depth 6cm.
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.
