LETTER, COLONIAL SECRETARY ST CHRISTOPHER [ST KITTS] TO ARCHIBALD PAULL BURT RE PROVISIONAL CHIEF JUSTICE APPOINTMENTS ST CHRISTOPHER & ANGUILLA

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Murray Ramsey, R

1856

Overview

Cover letter from the Colonial Secretary St. Christopher [St. Kitts] to Archibald Paull Burt referring to two enclosed Commissions provisionally appointing him Chief Justice of St. Christopher and Anguilla. Dated 8 December 1856. Single page, folded in half vertically, with text on front and inside front. There are three more lateral folds indicating the document was folded twice more for storage.

Historical information

R Murray Ramsay: Colonial Secretary in 1856 for the Lieutenant Governor of St Christopher [St Kitts] - author of letter
Hercules Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of St Christopher, 1855-1859 - letter written by the authority of
Chief Justice - title of provisional appointment

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-46-1976.31

Item type

Documents

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

205 mm

Height or length

320 mm

Contextual Information

This document is representative of the adoption of British administrative practices in overseas territories. The document is complete and is in original condition.
The provisional appointment acknowledges Archibald Burt's high standing in the legal and public life of his birthplace of St Christopher (part of the Leeward Island group within the British West Indies) prior to his arrival in Western Australia. (The appointment was not confirmed and another person assumed the role around two months later.)

Burt went on to become a key figure in the development of law in the English tradition in Western Australia and so documents associated with his earlier legal career are of great interest in understanding his actions and motivations in this area in later years.

Keywords

Burt, Archibald Paull

Chief Justice

St Kitts

Robinson, Hercules

Place made

St. Kitts & Nevis

Year

1856

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance