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Written by:
Richard Griffiths, English  Search this
Subject of:
William Davenport, English, 1725 - 1797  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (20 x 16 cm)
Type:
account books
Place depicted:
Liverpool, England, Europe
Benin, West Africa, Africa
Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Date:
1770-1772
Description:
This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Richard Griffiths and his crew aboard the slave trading ship True Blue, sailing from Liverpool, England to Benin and on to Kingston, Jamaica. The covers are made from a red marbled paper and the text [Ship / True Blue / Wages Book / Sail’d 6 april 1770] is written on the front cover in ink. The eighty-three (83) total interior pages have text pertaining to the 41 members of the crew, debits (including brandy, cloth, other goods, cash advances, and hospital money) and credits (including, to the Captain, "3 Privilige Slaves"). Most of the accounts concluding with an acknowledgement of receipt of the final sum due signed by either the crewmember or their beneficiary. It also recorded the 24 deaths and 1 desertion among the crew. The volume makes little note of the cargo of enslaved persons, of whom 365 embarked in Benin and only 206 disembarked in Kingston.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Finance  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.5.3
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58dd416d5-c771-4362-8fbc-7ca7b32ca29a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.5.3