468.BRITISH SLAVE TRADE GEORGE CANNING (1812 - 1862), English statesman,Governor-General of India during the Mutiny of 1857, Under-Secretary of Statefor Foreign Affairs. Fine content L.S. as Under-Secretary of State, 1p. legalfolio, London, Aug. 24, 1844 transmitting to the Queen's Attorney General:"...the accompanying Copy of Instructions, recently issued for the guidanceof Her Majesty's Naval Officers employed in the Suppression of the Slavetrade...". Very good. $400 - 600