Richard's Slave Trade Dictionary, 1830-1839
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 34
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (pp. 1-2) index of the contents of the 'dictionary' , n.d.
- (pp. 3-14) extracts from Lady Sophia Raffles, Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, Vol. II (1830), on the African slave trade, n.d.
- (p. 15) references to capabilities, commercial and agricultural [in Africa] in the works of Laird and Oldfield, n.d.
- (pp. 17-18) extract from the journal of Rev. William Fox on his journey to Woolli in 1837, n.d.
- (p. 19) evidence from Jamieson and Knapp on cotton in Benin (southern Nigeria) and palm oil, 1839
- (pp. 21-22) report of the speech of the Prime Minister to the Queen of Portugal on that country's possessions in Africa and the small produce obtained from them, 13 Feb 1838
- (pp. 23-26) list of exports to the West coast of Africa of British produce and manufactures, provided by Porter [of the Board of Trade], 1837
- (pp. 27-28) list of exports from Sierra Leone extracted from Porter's Tables, supplement No. 5, 1834
- (p. 29) note supplied by Thomas Sturge on the discovery of 'civilized people' in the interior of Africa by some American agents travelling from Liberia, 25 Apr 1839
- (pp. 31-37) references to certain subjects covered by Macgregor Laird and R.A.K. Oldfield in Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa in 1832-34, (1837), n.d.
- (p. 38) note by Thomas Sturge on the honesty of indigenous peoples, 28 Apr 1839
- (p. 41) opinion of Rendell given to Buxton on the need to gain sovereignty of territory being only relevant to certain areas, 9 Apr 1839
- (pp. 45-52) extract from a letter from Captain Craigie about his visit to the King of Bonny and the signing of a treaty with him. Also includes a copy of the convention of amnesty and commerce between him and the King, 13 Apr 1837
- (pp. 53-56) report of the Committee responsible for the Mission to the Fulani people on MacCarthy's Island (Janjanbureh Island) on the work of the past five years and the new work it intended to undertake (printed), 1839
- (pp. 57-60) instructions to Mr Spencer [from the Committee] appointed Superintendent of the Civilization Department, in connection with the Wesleyan Mission at MacCarthy's Island (Janjanbureh Island), Gambia, 28 Nov 1838
- (p. 61) note on a letter from the Greek Consul, Cossizza, on the military establishment at the gold mines at Fazoglou on the Blue Nile established by the Viceroy of Egypt, 2 Feb 1839
- (p. 65) suggestion made in a letter to Samuel Gurney by Ellice for a company to trade and 'civilize' Africa. Similar suggestion by Colonel Nicolls made in a letter to Buxton on 3 Jul 1838, 12 Jan 1839
- (p. 67) references to suggestions for trading noted from Laird's and Oldfield's book, n.d.
- (pp. 69-70) references noted [in Laird's and Oldfield's book] to the healthiness of the climate in West Africa and to Lander's records on the climate and a statement by Thomas Sturge, n.d.
- (p. 71) notes on mortality in Sierra Leone taken from Rankin's work, n.d.
- (pp. 73-76) memorandum for Buxton by Andrew Johnston on various authorities on the Niger, 16 Apr 1839
- (pp. 77-80) record of a conversation on the negative effects of the climate of Sierra Leone on British administrators, n.d.
- (pp. 81-92) notes on the opinions of the climate of Western Africa by Rendell, Fernando Po (Bioko) by Lieutenant Vidal, and Liberia by Dr Hodgkin, 1830-1838
- (p. 93) extract from a despatch from Sir Charles MacCarthy on the climate of West Africa, 26 Jun 1822
- (p. 95) The Times; article on the preservation of the health of the Navy, n.d.
- (pp. 97-100) Buxton to Richards about the receipt of a parcel from the ladies at the Cottage, McQueen's verification of some facts on Cuba and the number of enslaved people imported there, and the speech he had just made to the Bishop of London and some high church Tories about the virtues of dissenters and his own willingness to cooperate with them, 30 May 1839
- (pp. 101-104) record of the suggestions made by Dr Bowring [on a visit to Northrepps?] about the steps that should be taken by the British Government over slavery in Muslim countries, the facts he produced on slavery in Egypt and Abyssinia (Ethiopia), and the action he was prepared to take against slavery in North and East Africa and the steps that could be adopted by others to bring pressure to bear on the Muslim rulers, 2 Mar 1839.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1839
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 34
Repository Details
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