Copy of a letter addressed by African merchants to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, claiming that the present means to suppress the slave trade were ineffectual and that the encouragement of commerce and agriculture was a better solution, n.d.
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 29, pp. 407-418
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They suggest that, if more favourable terms were allowed regarding duties, private enterprise would undertake this task and therefore ask for reduction in the scale of duties imported from Africa. A list of these duties is appended.
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Extent
12 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 29, pp. 407-418
Former reference:
F 13
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