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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Emigration. North America, 1845 and 1846 |
| Date | 14 Feb 1845 - 12 Dec 1846 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
| Reference | CO 384/78 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence |
| Description | Correspondence and reports regarding the merchant seaman's act, land claims, the Passengers' Act, accommodation on board emigrant ships, funds for soldiers and letters from those with a desire to emigrate. |
| 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) | Australia; Canada |
| Places | Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; Sri Lanka; Falklands; Van Diemen's Land, Australia; New Brunswick, Canada; Nova Scotia, Canada; Prince Edward Island, Canada; West Indies |
| Ports | Hong Kong, China |
| People | Elliot, Sir Thomas Frederick |
| Keywords | emigration, travel, ships, land, land grants, finance, military, women |
| Additional Information | This volume includes searchable printed documents. |
| Language | English |
| Printed Documents in this Volume |
Report of the Select Committee on the Petition of the Church Society, and an Act to Provide for the Sle of the Clergy Reserves in the Province of Canada, and the Distribution of the Proceeds thereof Fifth General Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners Sixth General Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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