Papers presented to Parliament by His Majesty's command, containing an abstract of acts passed by the legislatures of the West India colonies, since the 15th May, 1823, for improving the condition of slaves

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• Slaves. Further papers relating to slaves in the West Indies: (religious worship of the slaves in Demerara.) : Viz. No 1. Copy of a proclamation issued by Governor Bentinck, dated 25th May 1811. No 2. Copy of a despatch addressed to Governor Bentinck by the Earl of Liverpool, dated Downing Street, 15th October 1811. No 3. Copy of a proclamation issued by Major-General Carmichael, dated 7th April 1812, recalling proclamation 25th May 1811. No 4. Copy of Major-General Murray's circular instructions to the magistrates of the Colony of Demerara, dated 16th May 1823. Colonial Department, Downing-Street, 11th May 1825. R.J. Wilmot Horton
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  by: Yates, John Ashton, et al.
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