| Id |
27
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| Title |
Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to Sierra Leone
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| Contributor |
Bodleian Library; Hull History Centre;
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| Coverage |
1804-1838
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| Identifier |
72047-DTH1
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| Creator |
-
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| Description |
The son of a wealthy Hull banker, Thompson served in the army and navy. Partly as a result of his connection with William Wilberforce, the influential anti-slavery campaigner, he was appointed governor of the colony in Sierra Leone in 1808, the year after the abolition of the slave trade across the British empire. Thompson's zeal in enforcing the new law appears to have contributed to the termination of this appointment.
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| Format |
jpg
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| Language |
eng
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| Publisher |
Microform Academic Publishers
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| Relation |
-
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| Rights |
Images © 2009 published by Microform Academic Publishers with permission of Sir Tatton Sykes & Hull University Archives. All rights reserved.
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| Source |
-
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| Type |
collection
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| Publish_status |
-
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