The British National Archives has presented an authentic copy of “The Bond of 1844” to the Parliament of Ghana.
The document is regarded as one of the fundamental texts in the country’s colonial and constitutional evolution.
Juliette Desplat, the Head of International Affairs of the British National Archives and Keith McMahon, the Charge’d Affaires of the British High Commission, jointly presented the document to Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin in Accra.
Mr Bagbin expressed his appreciation to the British government for the gesture, noting that it was a historic moment for him and the people of Ghana as the document captured an important part of the country’s historic and development trajectory.
He stated that Parliament as part of its effort to preserve the country’s history, had established a museum in Parliament House.
Therefore, the copy of the Bond would be displayed at the Parliament museum for public education and historical reference.
The Bond of 1844 was a treaty signed in 1844 between the Fante Chiefs and the British colonial administration to allow British control over their territories and protect their trade routes.
The bond also paved the way for the establishment of the British colony in the southern part of the then Gold Coast.
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