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Title
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The Proprietors of Estates in British Guiana and Trinidad and Others and Alexander Macgregor Esqre. } Agreement as to Chinese Immigrants. (docket title)
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Place of Origin
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London (England)
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Date
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1858-08
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Series Heading
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M589. British West Indian Proprietors.
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Geography
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British Guiana, Trinidad, West Indies
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Subject
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Indentured servants -- Guiana, Indentured servants -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad, Immigrants -- China -- History -- 19th century, Chinese -- Guiana, Chinese -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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Importation of Chinese as indentured servants was allowed under the Chinese Passenger Act of 1855. Twenty-seven proprietors put up £2 per head plus £20 upon importation. Thomas Gerard went to collect laborers in China. The largest hopeful importer was Coven Bros. and Co., merchants, asking for 400 Chinese of the total of 2,690., Original digital object name: bei-m589, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
