Royal commission on slavery [manuscript]. 1819.

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Royal commission on slavery [manuscript]. 1819.

Royal Commission on Slavery, 20th Feb., 1819, signed and authorised by George III, as a joint venture between Great Britain and Spain. Drawn up by Castlereagh.

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