British Parliamentary Papers

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This online database includes all of the papers issued by the House of Commons between 1801-1900 in all formats, including: Bills—e.g. abolition of slavery, electoral reform;
Reports of Royal Commissions—e.g. the poor, health, and sanitation;
Reports of Select Committees—e.g. mining and railway accidents;
Accounts and Papers—e.g. correspondence relative to the affairs of the British in North America;
Command Papers—(included within the Reports of Commissioners and Accounts and Papers)