Mauritius,1826

Scope and Content

includes:

correspondence between John Le Brun and Governor Cole on teaching government apprentices, regulations of school established for purpose in Port Louis and new chapel

John Le Brun, Port Louis - teacher employed for slaves (70,000 in Mauritius); documents supporting appeal to Earl Bathurst for education grant; Charles and Mrs Hovenden call en route for Madagascar; 87,000 free population of Mauritius

letter from David Johns [né Jones], Port Louis - arrival en route for Madagascar

Access Information

Open

Other Finding Aids

A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Mauritius, 1814-1848 (list E5), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued