Petition to John Russell, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for War and Colonies, &c. &c. &c
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Material Information

Title:
Petition to John Russell, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for War and Colonies, &c. &c. &c The petition of the undersigned maroon inhabitants of Her Majesty's Colony of Sierra Leone [in reference to the crime of murder].
Place of Publication:
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Publisher:
[holographic manuscript]
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Sierra Leone ( LCSH )
Fugitive slaves ( LCSH )
Murder ( LCSH )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Sierra Leone -- Western Area -- Western Area Urban District -- Freetown
Coordinates:
8.484444 x -13.234444

Notes

General Note:
Dated: 22 November 1839.
General Note:
A Maroon was an escaped slave who lived in free settlements, or, the descendants of such a person. The word comes from the French, 'marron', meaning 'fugitive' but also often referring to skin colour of escaped African slaves.
General Note:
Among the petitioners are Jonathan Thorpe, Senior; Alexander Fowler; Thomas B. Samuel; Gol. Harding; John Bucknor; J. W. Brown; William Bucknor; William Bucknor, Senior; Thomas Morgan; Jonathan Taylor; Charles Chambers; Henry Bonard; William Harding; Alexandor Bucknor; Robert Scarlett; David Bucknor; Thomas Caulker; Edward Sergeant; James Cummings; Thomas Williams; Samuel Johnson; James M. Burnett, Senior; Samuel H. Bucknor; Jonas F. Gray; Peter Campbell; William Harding; William Cope; J. G. Spilsbury; John C. Harding; Charles Taylor; Samuel Williams; John Morgan O'Connor; Henry Goodwin; W. H. Thorpe; Samuel Sergeant; John Miller; J. R. Bonard; Charles Cope; Robert Goodwin; Joseph Goodwin; James Saville; Samuel W. Gray; J. R. Harding; Jonathan Cummings; William Jarretts Samuel; William Bucknor, Junior; Jonathan Conolly; Charles W. Samuel; Henry Fowler; James W. Smith; Joseph Senior; Thomas F. Cuthbert; Robert B. Williams; W.V. Chambers; James R. Williams; G. H. Saville; and John H. Spence.

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MMS. Box 208. File 1834-1842, Sierra Leone. File: 1837-1842, Odd papers.
Item: 14. Sub-item 2. ( SOAS. Order with reference )