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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Emigration. North America, 1848. Commissioners and Public Offices, A to Z |
| Date | 12 Aug 1847 - 8 Dec 1848 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
| Reference | CO 384/81 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence |
| Description | Documents and correspondence regarding emigration from Great Britain including documents regarding passenger health and sickness, emigration tax and emigration suggestions. |
| Series Description | This series contains correspondence relating to British settlement in North America and Australasia, and to Indian indentured labour in the West Indies. Until 1857 it consists of domestic letters alone. The series then ceases and is not resumed until 1872. |
| Biographical Note / History | A Colonial Land and Emigration Commission was created in 1840 to undertake the duties of two earlier and overlapping authorities under the supervision of the secretary of state: the Colonisation Commissioners for South Australia and the Agent General for Emigration. In 1855 it became the Emigration Commission. The commission's powers were gradually given up to the larger colonies as they obtained self-government, and after 1873 it was responsible only for controlling the importation of Indian labour into sugar-producing colonies. It was abolished in 1878 and an Emigration Department was then set up in the Colonial Office. This department was merged with the General Department in 1894, and abolished altogether in 1896. |
| Theme(s) | Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Canada; Australia |
| Places | London, England |
| Nationality | English; Scottish; Irish |
| Ships | Ocean Monarch |
| People | Lord Howick (Grey, Henry); Elliot, Sir Thomas Frederick; Hawes, Benjamin; Merivale, Herman |
| Keywords | emigration, colony, petition, settlement, land, travel, passenger, government, assisted emigration, money, ship, health and sickness |
| Additional Information | This volume includes searchable printed documents. |
| Language | English |
| Printed Documents in this Volume |
Eighth General Report of Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners Colonization Circular Letter to the Rt. Hon. Earl Grey Emigration, British Colonies in North America The Proposed Passengers' Act Conveyance of Emigrants |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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