Slavery Through Time: from Enslavers to Abolitionists, 1675-1865 - Volumes
Volumes
5 volumes in Slavery Through Time: from Enslavers to Abolitionists, 1675-1865
Correspondence from Planters and Traders, 1694-1776
This correspondence is derived from two different sources. The documents from Lascelles and Maxwell are focussed upon trade and cover slavery where it plays a part in the business. The Samuel Martin papers focus on Antigua as they are derived from a planter who was based in Antigua; unlike the Lascelles and Maxwell content, their focus is personal. This combination of correspondence yields both a personal and a business perspective... Read more →
Official Reports on the Conclusion of the Slave Trade in Africa, 1811-1865
These reports incorporate the content from three different collections: 'Report of the Commissioners on African Settlements: report on the slave trade', 1811; the 'Report of the Select Committee on the West Coast of Africa', 1842; and the 'Ord report on the West Coast of Africa', 1865. They commence with an assessment of the impact of the slave trade and the necessity of ending it. They then cover the aftermath of... Read more →
Anti-Slavery Papers, 1833-1892
These documents unite three formerly separate collections the 'Anti-Slavery Society papers: Trinidad 1836-1842'; 'The Rhodes House papers: material relating to America from anti-slavery collection in Rhodes House, Oxford, 1839-1868' and 'The Estlin Papers, 1840-1844'. The contents of these papers share certain core themes. They reveal abolitionists' concerns over some churches' reluctance to either denounce slavery or refuse to accept the proceeds of the slave trade. The American Anti-Slavery societies had... Read more →
Records from the Slavery Business, 1692-1849
Those who derived profit from slavery kept detailed records of how their businesses progressed. These records reveal the roles played by five different businesses that derived profits from slavery through plantation ownership and the transportation of slaves. The plantation records form the bulk of this grouping, encompassing the content of the 'Jamaica plantation records from the Dickinson papers, 1675-1849'; 'Records of the Jamaican Prospect Estate: plantation ledgers, 1785-1817'; and 'Material... Read more →
