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War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Cape of Good Hope Colony (Cape Colony),...
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| Reference | CO 48 |
|---|---|
| Title | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Cape of Good Hope Colony (Cape Colony), Original Correspondence |
| Date | 1807-1910 |
| Description | This series consists of original correspondence relating to Cape of Good Hope, later Cape Colony. Included are reports and papers of the Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry, 1825 to 1834. |
| Arrangement | Bound volumes arranged chronologically within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations) and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). Each volume with a contents list, or précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter. |
| Related material |
For further records of the Commissioners see CO 54/139 For records before 1807 see WO 1/178 and 323-342. For earlier records of West Griqualand see CO 107 For records after 1910 see CO 551 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
War and Colonial Department, Commissioners of Eastern Inquiry in the Cape of Good Hope, 1823-1826 |
| Physical description | 606 volume(s) |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Unpublished finding aids |
For registers of correspondence see CO 326 before 1850, CO 336 after 1850. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714. |
| Administrative/ biographical background | After some dispute as to ownership of the Cape of Good Hope between colonial powers, the territory was recaptured by the British in 1806 and formally became a British colony in 1814. In 1910 Cape Colony became a province of the new Union of South Africa. |
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