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Ref No	LDGSL/838/F/22
Title	Murchison correspondence: letter from Rev Matthew Thomas FARRER
Date	23 May 1868
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter
Format	Document
Description	Murchison correspondence: letter from Rev Matthew Thomas FARRER, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, 23 May 1868. Re: Protests at the mistreatment of General Eyre, and sending money for his defence fund.
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Administrative History	'General Eyre' is likely to be Edward John Eyre (1815-1901) whose brutal actions in quelling the Morant Bay rebellion when he was Governor of Jamaica in 1865, led to his prosecution when he returned to Britain in 1866. He was acquitted.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorName	FARRER \| Matthew Thomas \| b 1816 \| clergyman
Previous reference	LDGSL 838/M/F22

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/2202	FARRER; Matthew Thomas (b.1816); clergyman	b.1816

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