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Senate House Library, University of London

Conduct record of John Warrow

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 667

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Conduct record of John Warrow

Date(s): 1838

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: Single sheet

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

John Warrow was born in Africa in 1810.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Conduct record of John Warrow, a labourer born in Africa, convict no. 2039, from a court martial in Trinidad in 1834 to his transportation to Sydney in 1838, together with a physical description of the man. This colonial conduct record describes alleged offences against the disciplinary regime of penal settlements.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open for research. 24 hours notice should be given prior to a research visit.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Physical characteristics:

11¾" x 8½". Parchment.

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from E.M. Lawson in 1965.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.