Catalogue description File concerning the sailing of the Birt family (1842)

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Details of PHA/1058, 1059
Reference: PHA/1058, 1059
Title: File concerning the sailing of the Birt family (1842)
Description:

Also, printed notices about sailings of ships and scales of provisions; similar notices (1843) including amendments for pauper emigration; printed list of necessaries for emigrants to Upper Canada; plan of London and Gore districts of Upper Canada showing Mr. Brydone's route in 1834 and location of Sussex emigrants; undated draft of 'Col. C. W's Pamphlet'--a diatribe against free trade in corn addressed 'To the Agriculturists of Sussex & Great Britain'; drafts (1843) of memorandum with scales based on proportion of land interest per parish showing Col. Wyndham's proposed contribution per emigrant passage; correspondence of Mr. Brydone about applications and sailings of Irish emigrants; lists and numbers of emigrants, 1839-41; printed bill, 1838, announcing Irish scheme; letter of Lord Seaton to Col. Wyndham enclosing copy of the former's letter to Henry Kingscote on assisted emigration.

Date: 1838-1843, nd
Held by: West Sussex Record Office, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 2 bundles, (36 docs)

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