All values in "Barrs." Group of related invoices and prices pertaining to a sizable transaction of merchandize destined for the British slave-trade outpost on Bunce Island. Strategically situated in an estuary forming a natural harbor that marked the navigable limit for ocean-going ships coming up the Sierra Leone River, Bunce Island was one of the major centers for the 18th-century British slave trade on the west coast of Africa. These invoices list not only a vast assortment of merchandize to be exchanged with slave traders, they also list items used for the incarceration of captured slaves. The account of merchandise at Sierra Leona is noted as follows, "N.B. The foregoing merc all bought in London -- Memorandum of Sundry Merchdse. on board the Dauphin, bot. in France."
- Collection
- Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection
- Dates
- To 1896
- Format
- Invoices
- Pages
- 5 pages. 24x38 cm.
- Place Discussed
- Great Britain Africa Sierra Leone
- Provider
- The New York Public Library
- Published in
- Sierra Leone
- Rights
- The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/cb76747ab30f9a38b42606bf46c867f4
