Governor's Letter Book 2nd September 1848 - 10th June 1851

The volume contains letters written by the governor of the colony of Sierra Leone. They were addressed to other members of the colonial administrations holding offices in the colony and others such as the Commander in chief of the British Squadron. The volume also contains an index that lists the recipients, the subject of hte letter and page number in the volume.

Extent: 1 volume containing 454 pages.

Size and dimensions of original material: Height 39cm, width 24cm, depth 5cm.

Condition of original material: The spine is broken and some pages are loose.Extensive iron gall.

Custodial history: British Colonial Office.

Arrangement: Letters written in a chronological order.