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Letter from George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, London, to Sir James Carmichael Smyth, 1835 February 16 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
391655
Accession number
MA 12985
Creator
Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860, sender.
Display Date
London, England, 1835 February 16.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 24.2 cm
Notes
Recipient Sir James Carmichael Smyth served as Governor of British Guiana from 1833 to 1838.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Writing to express official concern regarding the current financial difficulties faced by the colony of British Guiana and explaining the administration's decision to place the colonies of British Guyana, Trinidad, and St. Lucia under the general governance of Sir Lionel Smith.