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Colonial Office and Predecessors: Tobago Original Correspondence
Description and record details
| Reference | CO 285 |
|---|---|
| Title | Colonial Office and Predecessors: Tobago Original Correspondence |
| Date | 1700-1873 |
| Description | This series contains original correspondence relating to Tobago. |
| Arrangement | Bound volumes arranged chronologically and generally 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 correspondence after 1873 see CO 321 For correspondence after 1888 see CO 295 See also CO 318 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 91 volume(s) |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Unpublished finding aids |
For registers of correspondence before 1850 see CO 326, after 1850 see Windward Island registers in CO 376. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714. |
| Administrative/ biographical background | Tobago was governed as part of the Windward Islands from 1763 to 1783 and again from 1833 until 1889 when it was annexed to Trinidad. |
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