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Document of the Mosquito Nation, 1840-02-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 240/27

Scope and Contents

A printed parchment form, 11½'' x 11½'', completed in manuscript, appointing Leonard P. Cox as Receiver General to the King of the Mosquito Nation in Central America. The document has been signed by King R.C. Frederic and the three Commissioners of the Mosquito Nation, and has an embossed seal. The parchment is accompanied by the article 'A document of the Mosquito Kingdom' in 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 57, September 1961, pp. 1-2, which transcribes the document and outlines the history of the Mosquito Kingdom.

Dates

  • Creation: 1840-02-19

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 page(s) (1 page) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 78

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), pp. 146-147.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased 1961.

General

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

Originator(s)

Mosquito Nation

Finding aid date

2004-01-15 12:00:54+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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