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Majesty to carry into immediate execution, by orders in Council, any treaties for the suppression of the
slave
1844-07-04
MGS/64/77
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 26, 'An Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate execution, by orders in Council, any treaties for the suppression of the slave trade', dated 4 July 1844.
effectually carrying into effect the treaties and conventions made with foreign powers for suppressing the
slave
1838-07-27
MGS/64/52
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 47, 'An Act for the better and more effectually carrying into effect the treaties and conventions made with foreign powers for suppressing the slave trade', dated 27 July 1838.
Act made in the forty-seventh year of His Majesty's reign, intitled, an Act for the abolition of the
slave
1811-05-14
MGS/64/17
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: George III, Chapter 23, 'An Act for rendering more effectual an Act made in the forty-seventh year of His Majesty's reign, intitled, an Act for the abolition of the slave trade', dated 14 May 1811.
Group of documents relating to the Royal Navy of the early 19th century and the Transatlantic
Slave
Trade
1804-1834
HSR/G/2
Group comprises:
Two pay lists (2 slim volumes, folded in half) for HMS AMELIA under Commodore Sir Samuel Hood for the capture of the Spanish ships CONCEPTION (December 1804) and COMMERCIO (January 1805), plus a 20th-century envelope with typed description.
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Act for carrying into effect an additional article to a treaty with the Netherlands relating to the
slave
1838-07-27
MGS/64/51
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 41, 'An Act for carrying into effect an additional article to a treaty with the Netherlands relating to the slave trade', dated 27 July 1838.…
more effectually carrying info effect treaties and conventions with foreign states for suppressing the
slave
1842-06-30
MGS/64/63
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 42, 'An Act for better and more effectually carrying info effect treaties and conventions with foreign states for suppressing the slave trade', dated 30 June 1842 (3 copies).
effect the agreement between Her Majesty and the Imaum of Muscat for the more effectual suppression the
slave
1848-09-05
MGS/64/80
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 128, 'An Act for carrying into effect the agreement between Her Majesty and the Imaum of Muscat for the more effectual suppression the slave trade', dated 5 September 1848.
'An Act to amend an Act of the second and third years of Her Majesty, for the suppression of the
slave
1842-08-10
MGS/64/65
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 91, 'An Act to amend an Act of the second and third years of Her Majesty, for the suppression of the slave trade', dated 10 August 1842 (3 copies).
info effect the treaty between Her Majesty and the Argentine Confederation for the abolition of the
slave
1842-06-30
MGS/64/62
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 41,'An Act for carrying info effect the treaty between Her Majesty and the Argentine Confederation for the abolition of the slave trade', dated 30 June 1842 (3 copies).
Ships on Cadiz station, (copy), 8 February 1810, two Acts of Parliament relative to the abolition of
slave
1810-02-08
PRV/57/5
African Institution (Macaulay), London, to Commanding Officer of HM Ships on Cadiz station, (copy), 8 February 1810, two Acts of Parliament relative to the abolition of slave trade
between His Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the regulation and final abolition of the African
slave
1827-07-02
MGS/64/33
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: George IV, Chapter 74, 'An Act to carry into execution a convention between His Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the regulation and final abolition of the African slave trade', dated 2 July 1827.
info effect the treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of Venezuela, for the suppression of the
slave
1840-08-07
MGS/64/59
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 67, 'An Act for carrying info effect the treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of Venezuela, for the suppression of the slave trade', dated 7 August 1840.
between Her Majesty and certain Arabian Chiefs in the Persian Gulf for the more effectual suppression the
slave
1849-08-01
MGS/64/81
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 84, 'An Act for carrying into effect engagements between Her Majesty and certain Arabian Chiefs in the Persian Gulf for the more effectual suppression the slave trade', dated 1 August 1849.
of accession of the Hans Towns to two conventions with the King of the French, for suppressing the
slave
1838-07-27
MGS/64/49
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 39, 'An Act for carrying into effect a convention of accession of the Hans Towns to two conventions with the King of the French, for suppressing the slave trade', dated 27 July 1838.
into effect the treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of New Granada for the suppression the
slave
1853-05-09
MGS/64/83
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 17, 'An Act for carrying into effect the treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of New Granada for the suppression the slave trade', dated 9 May 1853.
forty-seventh, and fifty-first years of His Majesty's reign, respectively, for the abolition of the
slave
1818-05-30
MGS/64/21
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: George III, Chapter 49, 'An Act to explain three Acts, passed in the forty-sixth, forty-seventh, and fifty-first years of His Majesty's reign, respectively, for the abolition of the slave trade', dated 30 May 18…
so much of an Act of the second and third years of Her present Majesty, for the suppression of the
slave
1842-08-12
MGS/64/68
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 114, 'An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the second and third years of Her present Majesty, for the suppression of the slave trade, as relates to Portuguese vessels', dated 12 August 1842.
accession of the Duke of Tuscany to two conventions with the King of the French for suppressing the
slave
1838-08-10
MGS/64/53
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 83, 'An Act for carrying into effect a convention of accession of the Duke of Tuscany to two conventions with the King of the French for suppressing the slave trade', dated 10 August 1838.
of the King of the two Sicilies to two conventions with the King of the French for suppressing the
slave
1838-08-10
MGS/64/54
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 84, 'An Act for carrying into effect a convention of accession of the King of the two Sicilies to two conventions with the King of the French for suppressing the slave trade', dated 10 August 1838.
carrying into effect a treaty with the King of the French and the King of Sardinia for suppressing the
slave
1835-09-09
MGS/64/39
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: William IV, Chapter 60, 'An Act for carrying into effect a treaty with the King of the French and the King of Sardinia for suppressing the slave trade', dated 9 September 1835.
carrying into effect the treaty with the King of the French and the King of Denmark for suppressing the
slave
1835-09-09
MGS/64/40
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: William IV, Chapter 61, 'An Act for carrying into effect the treaty with the King of the French and the King of Denmark for suppressing the slave trade', dated 9 September 1835.
Majesty and Syed Syf bin Hamood, the Chief of Sohar, in Arabia, for the more effectual suppression the
slave
1853-05-09
MGS/64/82
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 16, 'An Act for carrying into effect the engagement between Her Majesty and Syed Syf bin Hamood, the Chief of Sohar, in Arabia, for the more effectual suppression the slave trade', dated 9 May 1853.
'An Act for the more effectual suppression of the African
slave
trade
' (Manuscript)
1824-06-24
MGS/64/31
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: George IV, Chapter 113, 'An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to the abolition of the slave trade', dated 24 June 1824.
between His Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the regulation and final abolition of the African
slave
1845-08-08
MGS/64/78
British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: Victoria, Chapter 122, 'An Act to amend an Act, intituled an Act to carry into execution a convention between His Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the regulation and final abolition of the African slave trade',…
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