Slave Trading Records from William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797
The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797
Within a few years of this first known venture to Africa, Davenport had clearly become a regular shareholder in slaving voyages and a recipient of profits from them. Davenport was one of the principal investors at Liverpool in such voyagesUniversity of Hull
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See this Liverpool slave trading company's accounts from 1745 to 1797
William Davenport was a Liverpool merchant and British slave trader. From the late 1740s till the early 1790s, he invested regularly in the African slave trade and was a partner in slaving ventures with other leading merchant Liverpool families.
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The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797
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- The majority of these records are the 'Trading invoices and accounts' for each of the company's ships between 1762 and 1783. These records list which cargoes each ship carried for a time between these years.
- Cargo lists enable the reader to see how trade with the colonies changed over the lifetime of each ship and which cargoes had the highest values placed upon them.
- The letterbook among the ledgers covers the years 1748 to 1761. This item covers instructions to the company's sailors about taking French and Spanish sailors with them.
