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Papers of William Davenport & Co.

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

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R97562
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Identifier R97562
Title The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797
Type Archive
Format 3 reels (or customised online access)
Series BRRAM series
Availability In print
Names Davenport, William, 18th cent.
Richardson, David, 1946-
Related titles Records relating to the slave trade at Liverpool RO
Subjects America, North & South Social sciences Slavery & emancipation West Africa North America c 1700 to c 1800
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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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