Extracts from the archives, news cuttings and various original documents. They appear to have been compiled by Frederick Hardyman Parker, probably as research for a projected history of British Honduras. Some were likely collected by his father, William Alexander Parker, Chief Justice of British Honduras.
British Honduras manuscripts
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 269
- Dates of Creation
- 1775-1890
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 archive box(es) 1 box paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Frederick Hardyman Parker served as Registrar of the Supreme Court, Provost Marshal and Keeper of Records, British Honduras
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Frederick Hardyman Parker.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 78
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 147-149.
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Additional Information
This description was created by MJC.
Parker, Frederick Hardyman, fl 1890, colonial administrator