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'An Act for transferring to His Majesty, certain possessions and rights vested in the Sierra Leone Company, and for shortening the duration of the said Company, and for preventing any dealing or trafficking in the buying or selling of slaves within the colony of Sierra Leone' (Manuscript)
1807-08-08 - 1807-08-08
MGS/64/16
'An Act to revive and continue in force, until the first day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty, an Act of the legislature of Jamaica to explain and amend an Act for the abolition of slavery in that Island, and in aid of the same' (Manuscript)
1836-06-07 - 1836-06-07
MGS/64/43
Two documents signed by Admiral John Hawkins and Lord Howard. (Manuscript)
1593-1595
ADL/W/13
Alexander, John Richard, Commander, 1829-1869. (Manuscript)
1801-1863
AXR/101-104
Introduction To the Arctic Zoology with additional illustrations (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/24
Smith-Dorrien, Arthur Hale, Rear-Admiral, 1856-1933. (Manuscript)
circa 1865-1910
SMD
Arabia and Persia (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/13
Western Hindostan. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/14
Royal Navy: Logs (Manuscript)
LOG/N
Eastern Hindostan. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/15
Malayan Islands and New Holland. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/18
India Extra Gangem ['India beyond the Ganges'] (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/16
Uncatalogued: Adam & Company Limited (Manuscript)
c.1825 - 1915
AAM
Spicy Islands (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/19
Southern and Eastern Africa ['Æthiopian Africa'] (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/12
Dover to the Isle of Wight. (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/23
London to Dover (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/20
The Empires of China and Japan (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/17
Tour in Part of the Mercian and Northumbrian Kingdoms; from Downing to Alston Moor (Manuscript)
1773
P/16/22
Letter written by Thomas Butter, Assistant Surgeon on board HMS SYBILLE, to his father. (Letter)
1830-07-01
AGC/B/24
Stanfield, Clarkson, Painter, 1793-1867. (Manuscript)
1814-1878
STN
Illustrations to Chapter Two ("Delagoa") of 'Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Vessels Leven and Barracouta' by Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript)
1822-1823
BTL/2/1/2-12
Illustrations: "Portuguese Land at Quillimane, Page 15 Ch 6 / No. 21". (Manuscript)
1822-1823
BTL/2/1/17
Illustrations: "Marimbah, Cafanjah, Two musical instruments of St Mary Madagascar, Page 15 Ch 8 / No. 20". (Manuscript)
1822-1823
BTL/2/1/18
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