Identity area
Reference code
Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 151
Unique identifier
GB 275 Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 151
Title
Draft of a speech, in Joseph Sturge's hand (?)
Date(s)
- 1849 (Undated, so date is estimated) (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
15p paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought from Myers & Co., 1949
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notes that though the Emancipation of slaves has been granted, the slave trade still continues. Suggests that the way to end it is not to use force, but to make it unprofitable. Suggests that government should intervene to ensure that free immigration is possible and will become profitable. Discusses these issues especially in relation to the West Indies and the sugar trade.