Official records kept as governor of Trinidad, 1866-1871.

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Official records kept as governor of Trinidad, 1866-1871.

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This collection contains records which Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, kept as governor of Trinidad while it was under British rule. These official papers include drafts of dispatches, correspondence, proceedings of the council, and other materials related to civil appointments, the disposal of Crown lands, highways, coolie labor, education, convict labor, police, lepers, taxes, and annexation to the United States. There are also records concerning immigration and labor in Venezuela and British Guiana. Each volume includes a summary of its contents.

1.29 linear feet (8 volumes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8149118

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912

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Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, first Baron Stanmore (1829-1912) was born in London and served from 1854 to 1857 as a member of the House of Commons. Gordon served as Governor of Trinidad (1866-1870), Mauritius (1871-1874), Fiji (1875-1880), New Zealand (1880-1882) and Ceylon (1883-1890). From 1877 to 1882 he also served as High Commissioner and Consul-General for the Western Pacific. From the description of High Commission, Fiji, pamphlets [microform]. 1874-1881. (Libraries Australi...