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- America and the West Indies in the Calendar of State Papers Colonial 1573-1739
Keywords: americacaribbeancoloniesearly modern periodstate papers - American and West Indian colonies before 1782
Keywords: americacaribbeancoloniesstate papers - American Revolution
Keywords: americaamerican revolutioncolonies - Births, marriages and deaths at sea or abroad
Keywords: birthscoloniesdeathsmarriagesmerchant navyshipping - Colonies and dependencies 1815-1870: using Colonial Office indexes to locate correspondence
Keywords: british empirecolonies - Colonies and dependencies 1820-1850: using Colonial Office registers to locate correspondence
Keywords: british empirecolonies - Colonies and dependencies 1850-1926: using Colonial Office registers to locate correspondence
Keywords: british empirecoloniescommonwealth of nationsdominions (british) - Colonies and dependencies from 1782
Keywords: british empirecoloniescommonwealth of nationsdominions (british) - Empire and Commonwealth records held by other archives
Keywords: british empirecoloniescommonwealth of nationsdominions (british) - Enslaved people and slave owners
Keywords: abolition of slaverybritish empirecaribbeancoloniesslavery - High Court of Admiralty
Keywords: admiraltycoloniescourts of lawhigh court of admiraltyshippingtrials - International boundaries
Keywords: borders (international)boundaries (international)coloniesdiplomacyforeign affairsinternational relationsmaps - Overseas maps and plans
Keywords: borders (international)boundaries (international)british empirecoloniesinternational relationsmapsplans - Slavery and the British transatlantic slave trade
Keywords: abolition of slaverybritish empirecaribbeancoloniesslavery - Soldiers in African forces under British control
Keywords: africanarmybritish armybritish empirecolonieswars