Correspondence, 1813-1853.

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Correspondence, 1813-1853.

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Correspondence discussing Hume's election to Parliament; taxes, including tax stamps for books and papers, county rates, and property taxes; military matters, especially Hume's desire for economy and retrenchment in the army and an end to naval and military sinecures; the policies of Sir James Brooke, Raja of Sarawak, Borneo; the criminal laws and the removal of convicts from the country; reform politics and the election of reform candidates; Hume's motion against Orange Societies; and policies of the Colonial Office, including a request of the Hudson's Bay Company for a monopoly over Vancouver Island, and the colonization of western Canada.

45 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742035

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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