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East India Company and Colonial Office and Predecessor: St. Helena Original Correspondence
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| Reference | CO 247 |
|---|---|
| Title | East India Company and Colonial Office and Predecessor: St. Helena Original Correspondence |
| Date | 1805-1951 |
| Description | This series contains original correspondence relating to St Helena. Also includes correspondence relating to Ascension. |
| 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. From 1926 correspondence is arranged in subject files. |
| Related material |
For further correspondence see WO 1/321-322 and 569-571. For earlier records relating to Ascension see CO 749 For records after 1951 see CO 1024 |
| Separated material |
Further records are among those of the East India Company held by the British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections. |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
East India Company, 1600-1858 |
| Physical description | 261 files and volumes |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Unpublished finding aids |
For registers to this correspondence before 1849 see CO 326 under Africa, after 1849 see CO 366. For a register to 1926 correspondence see CO 356/28 |
| Administrative/ biographical background | With the exception of the period of Napoleon's imprisonment (1815-1821), St. Helena was administered by the East India Company from 1659, when the company occupied the island, until 1833 when it was brought under direct British government. Ascension was made a dependency of St Helena in 1922, and Tristan da Cunha in 1938. |
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