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Articles of capitulation of Dominica and St Kitts, 1781 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 240/18

Scope and Contents

The original articles of capitulation of Dominica and St Kitts and a petition from the inhabitants of the latter, with two further copies of each document. The papers are in French, and are accompanied by an undated one-page note describing their contents.

Dates

  • Creation: 1781 - 1950

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper

Language of Materials

French

Former / Other Reference

MSS 7

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 137.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

Bibliography

Evans Lewin, 'Tercentenary of St Kitts' in 'United empire', vol. XIV, 1923, pp. 212-214, describes the second and third documents and includes a photograph of the latter. The articles in item 2 are transcribed from the Minutes of the St Kitts Council in Sir A. Burns, 'History of the British West Indies' (1965), pp. 782-784.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.

Originator(s)

Various

Finding aid date

2004-01-12 12:14:48+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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