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Papers of William Davenport & Co.

The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797

Part of British records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900

9781851171767
identifier
2009
published in February

Catalogue record

Identifier 9781851171767
Title The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797
Type Archive
Format Online resource (1,891 images)
Series British records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900
Availability In print
Published 2009 February
Names Davenport, William, 18th cent.
Richardson, David, 1946-
Related titles Records relating to the slave trade at Liverpool RO
Subjects Slavery & emancipation West Africa North America c 1700 to c 1800
Read online Slave Trading Records from William Davenport & Co., 1745–1797

Notes

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.
These papers from Keele University Library come with an introduction (ISBN: 1851170782) by Professor David Richardson, Hull University, and complements the collection entitled 'Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office', also published in the 'British records relating to America in microform' series.

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Slave Trading Records from William Davenport & Co., 1745–1797

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