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Colonial Office and Predecessors: St. Lucia Original Correspondence
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| Reference | CO 253 |
|---|---|
| Title | Colonial Office and Predecessors: St. Lucia Original Correspondence |
| Date | 1709-1873 |
| Description | This series contains original correspondence relating to St Lucia. |
| 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. Series includes some case volumes. |
| Related material |
For correspondence after 1873 see CO 321 See also CO 318 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 150 volume(s) |
| Unpublished finding aids |
For registers of correspondence before 1850 see CO 326, after 1850 see CO 367. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714. |
| Administrative/ biographical background | Colonial possession of St Lucia was disputed between France and Britain and control of the island changed hands a number of times between 1605 and 1803 when Britain recaptured the island. In 1838 local government of St. Lucia was incorporated in that of the Windward Islands. St Lucia became a fully independent member state of the Commonwealth on 22 February 1979. |
| Publication note |
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, 1574-1739 (HMSO, 1860-1994; CDROM edition, Routledge, 2000) |
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