Draft letters to the African Institution from Thomas Perronet Thompson

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Papers of Thomas Perronet ThompsonU DTH

Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to Sierra LeoneU DTH/1

Label of bundleU DTH/1/1

Originals and copies of letters: Mainly from Zachary Macauley to Thomas Ludlam, Governor of Sierra Leone, but also from Michael Macmillan and Henry ThorntonU DTH/1/2

'Report to the Proprietors' on Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/3

Extract from Minutes of the African Institution: establishment of a school at Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/4

Extract from Minutes of Court of Directors: capture of two American vessels; finances of the Sierra Leone CompanyU DTH/1/5

'Memoir respecting the best means of promoting improvement in Africa'U DTH/1/6

Labels of contentsU DTH/1/7

List of documentsU DTH/1/8

Survey (of boundaries of the Company's land at Sierra Leone?)U DTH/1/9

Licence to Warwick Francis of Freetown to keep a native under his careU DTH/1/10

Proceedings in Vice-Admiralty Court relating to slaves in various ships ('Baltimore'; 'Eliza'; 'Rapid'; 'Africaan'; 'Cuba'.)U DTH/1/11

Letters to Thomas Perronet Thompson from Thomas Ludlam (3); Robert Heddle; Thomas Allen; and George Green Spilsbury M.D. (who suggests Thomas Perronet Thompson has 'already sat too long in the Canvass House... the origin of your late illness')U DTH/1/12

Letter: Thomas Perronet Thompson to Stephen Calker of the Plantains: proposals for a treaty between the Chieftain of the Plantains and the Governor of Sierra Leone. With DraftU DTH/1/13

Draft letter: Thomas Perronet Thompson to 'My Lord' (Castlereagh?): suggestions for work on natural history of AfricaU DTH/1/14

Accounts of money received by John Needam Morgan, clerk in the Sierra Leone Company, for slavesU DTH/1/15

Evidence of Dalu Mohammed concerning slaves in Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/16

Letter from Audit Office to Thomas Perronet Thompson: his Quietus as Governor of Sierra Leone has been received from the ExchequerU DTH/1/17

Extract from Minutes of Council of Sierra Leone banishing Chloe ClossU DTH/1/18

Letters to Thomas Perronet Thompson from Lord Castlereagh (2) and Edward Cooke, Under Secretary of State: Appointment of Thomas Perronet Thompson as Governor of Sierra Leone, and his recallU DTH/1/19

List of a detachment of the Royal York Rangers, for Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/20

Rough journal of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to his GovernorshipU DTH/1/21

List of troops landed in Sierra Leone under command of Capt. MacgregorU DTH/1/22

Drafts of despatches to Lord Castlereagh from Thomas Perronet ThompsonU DTH/1/23

Estimate of price for each day's labour of slaves employed in the colony until their distribution among the inhabitantsU DTH/1/24

Draft Treaty between Governor of Sierra Leone and chiefs of the Windward CoastU DTH/1/25

Draft despatches to Edward Cooke from Thomas Perronet ThompsonU DTH/1/26

Draft letters to the African Institution from Thomas Perronet ThompsonU DTH/1/27

List of a detachment of the Royal African Corps at Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/28

List of deaths in detachment, as DTH/1/28, since 22 July 1808U DTH/1/29

Copy of letter to the British Commercial Residents in the Rio Pongo from Thomas Perronet Thompson: slave tradeU DTH/1/30

Rough memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson: letters to be written, etc.U DTH/1/31

Rough memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson: slavesU DTH/1/32

Memorandum: governorship of Thomas Perronet Thompson; other governorsU DTH/1/33

Copy. Report on 'Means of civilization of Africa'U DTH/1/34

Plan for forming a Black Corps, from slaves from American vesselsU DTH/1/35

Copies of letters to Edward Cooke (2) and Thomas Perronet Thompson (3) from Zachary Macauley; and minutes of a conversation (of Z.M.?) with Mr. CookU DTH/1/36

Proceedings in Sessions of the Peace of Sierra Leone: Rex v. Henry Bradford: slaves on board American sloop 'Triton' of Bristol, Rhode IslandU DTH/1/37

Estimate of expenditure on attempted improvement of Pirates Bay, Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/38

'Hints respecting the means of civilizing Africa'. Endorsement by Thomas Perronet Thompson that it was found among papers left by Mr. Ludlam 'for the information of future Governors'U DTH/1/39

Proceedings in Vice-Admiralty Court concerning slaves seized by H.M.S. 'Derwent' from the schooner 'Africaan'U DTH/1/40

Draft letter to the captain of a vessel from Thomas Perronet Thompson: seizing mutineers; slavery; affairs in Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/41

Bundle of 'Proceedings in respect of Swedish schooner Penel': slaves seized from the 'Penel' by the brig letter of marque 'Minerva' of London; which also seized 'El General' of SpainU DTH/1/42

Bond in £1,179: T.P.T. to the Crown: To take no reward, bounty or payment in respect of a case, Rex v "sundry...inhabitants of Africa", pending in the Vice-Admiralty court.U DTH/1/43

Certificate of T. Ludlum, late Governor of Siera Leone: freedom of ex-slave, Coree, taken from the "Triton" (as DTH/1/37)U DTH/1/44

Memorial of principal inhabitants of Sierra Leone to Thomas Perronet Thompson, as Governor: petitioning for stay of execution of Anne MorganU DTH/1/45

General Orders of Thomas Perronet Thompson: concerning guards, sentries, peace officers, fire precautions, compliments to native chiefs, etcU DTH/1/46

General Orders of Thomas Perronet Thompson: transfer of the government of the colonyU DTH/1/47

Letter: P. Hartwig, Fange, to Thomas Perronet Thompson: will call on him in a few days; the principal inhabitants of Fange and the Sumbia country beg Thomas Perronet Thompson to visit them before he returns to EnglandU DTH/1/48

Draft Memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson on 'the transactions of the Civil Store'U DTH/1/49

Label of bundleU DTH/1/50

Proceedings in Council concerning slaves seized by H.M.S. 'Derwent' from two American vessels and retained for public employment in the colonyU DTH/1/51

Receipts for sums paid for slavesU DTH/1/52

Order from T. Ludlam, Governor, to D.M. Hamilton, Accountant & Cashier: for payment of 800 dollars as prize money in respect of slaves retained as DTH/1/51U DTH/1/53

Certificate of F. Forbes: Patsey, a native girl, is the property of Judy SmithU DTH/1/54

Registration of employment of 3 native childrenU DTH/1/55

Account of disposal of 167 slaves from H.M.S. 'Derwent'U DTH/1/56

Copy. Minutes in Council of Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/57

Label of bundleU DTH/1/58

Reports of Tower and Town GuardsU DTH/1/59

Label of bundleU DTH/1/60

Letters: William Wilberforce to Thomas Perronet Thompson (7) and Charles William Thompson (1); Thomas Perronet Thompson (1) and C.W.T. (1) to W.W.: and Henry Thornton to Thomas Perronet Thompson (2)U DTH/1/61

Label of bundleU DTH/1/62

Letters of T. Ludlam to Thomas Perronet Thompson and copies of his repliesU DTH/1/63

Label of bundleU DTH/1/64

Original affidavits and copiesU DTH/1/65

Label of bundleU DTH/1/66

Letters: Lt. Col. Charles William Maxwell, Goree and Senegal, to Thomas Perronet Thompson: slaves; Royal African Corps; capture of Senegal; loss of H.M.S. 'Solebay'U DTH/1/67

Copy despatch: (Col. Maxwell), Senegal, to Lord Castlereagh: capture of SenegalU DTH/1/68

'Return of (French) vessels and gunboats which formed the line of defence in front of the post of Babague', SenegalU DTH/1/69

Letter: E. Lloyd, Goree, to Thomas Perronet Thompson: Robert Long, master of American schooner 'Mariann', detained for purchasing slaves; seizure of 'Mariann' by deserters from Royal African CorpsU DTH/1/70

List of deserters from Royal African Corps at GoreeU DTH/1/71

Letter: F. Forbes, Captain of Royal African Corps, 'to Col. Maxwell': his dealings with Capt. Columbine since the latter assumed the governorship of Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/72

Label of bundleU DTH/1/73

Letters from Thomas Perronet Thompson to Mrs. Lucy Barker, York; Miss Nancy Barker; and his fatherU DTH/1/74

Label of bundleU DTH/1/75

Proceedings relating to Fuseng-be, alias Betsy, sold as a slaveU DTH/1/76

Proceedings relating to slaves in various ships ('Marie Paul'; 'Sao Joaquim'; 'Sao Domingo'; 'Two Cousins'; 'Rapid'; 'Africaan'; 'Penel'.) seized by H.M.S. 'Derwent', Commander Frederick ParkerU DTH/1/77

Opinion of Thomas Perronet Thompson and sentence in cases, DTH/1/76 - 77U DTH/1/78

Copy of Opinion as DTH/1/78. 'Copied by a black clerk and ... hardly intelligible'U DTH/1/79

Cutting from 'African Herald': insurrection in British settlement of Bance Island (14 October 1809)U DTH/1/80

Label of bundleU DTH/1/81

Letters: Commodore Columbine to Thomas Perronet ThompsonU DTH/1/82

Letter: C Hopkin to Thomas Perronet Thompson: amount of warrant issued by George Nicol and not yet paidU DTH/1/83

List of letters (1805 - 1807)U DTH/1/84

Memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson on 'Paper Currency': notes issued in Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/85

Copy of circular note issued by E.H. Columbine, as Governor of Sierra Leone: public accounts and works in the colonyU DTH/1/86

Draft letter: Thomas Perronet Thompson to Hon. Captain Forbes: form of General Orders, relating to transfer of governorship of the colonyU DTH/1/87

Draft memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson: relating to queries (of Governor Columbine) concerning the colony and its governmentU DTH/1/88

Draft memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson: a possible prosecution for false imprisonment and libel against A. Macauley and NicolU DTH/1/89

'List of Public Documents etc.' drawn up by Samuel Curry, Secretary to Governor ColumbineU DTH/1/90

Label of bundleU DTH/1/91

Draft memorandum of Thomas Perronet Thompson: relating to his administration of Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/92

List of documentsU DTH/1/93

Copies of correspondence between Thomas Ludlam; Governor Columbine; Captain Forbes and Walter Robertson, in Sierra Leone: a court of inquiry to investigate accusations against T.L. and othersU DTH/1/94

Letters to Thomas Perronet Thompson from Lord Liverpool; Brimia Conkoata; Henry Odlum; John Thorpe; Thomas Allan: affairs in Sierra Leone; death of Thomas LudlamU DTH/1/95

Drafts of letters from Thomas Perronet Thompson to his father; a friend about to leave for Africa; H. Chisholm, agent for Sierra Leone; Richard Wharton, Treasury; and othersU DTH/1/96

Drafts of letters from Thomas Perronet Thompson to Lord Liverpool: his administration of Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/97

Letter: E. Perronet Thompson to his aunt, Mrs. Thompson: Thomas Perronet Thompson's administration; praises Mr. Thorp 'the appointed Judge of Sierra Leone' and denigrates Thomas Ludlam and his croniesU DTH/1/98

Letter: Robert Peel, Downing Street, to Thomas Perronet Thompson, with draft reply: rice supplied to Civil Stores in Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/99

Draft Memorial of Thomas Perronet Thompson to the Treasury: his accounts as Governor of Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/100

Letter: Representatives of the Maroons in Sierra Leone to Thomas Perronet Thompson: enclosing copy of a petition which they have addressed to Queen Victoria, asking to be returned to Jamaica. (4 October 1838)U DTH/1/101

Draft. "Narrative of Facts" by T.P.T., concerning Sierra LeoneU DTH/1/102

Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to the Persian Gulf and IndiaU DTH/2

Various papers of Thomas Perronet ThompsonU DTH/3

Papers of Charles William ThompsonU DTH/4

Papers of Edith ThompsonU DTH/5

Printed MaterialU DTH/6

Various PapersU DTH/7