Slave Trade Record Book
An inventory of the item at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: LDC
Date: 22 Jan 2009
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Finding aid created by: LDC
Date: 22 Jan 2009
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| 20 Apr 2021 | reparative description revisions (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | Slave Trade Record Book |
| Dates: | 1790-1795 |
| Quantity: | 1 volume (SC) |
| Abstract: | Record of sales of enslaved persons in Cacheu, for shipment to Brazil on the ship Nossa Senhore de Belton; lists individuals engaged in the sale/purchase, and names of the enslaved persons. |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The Slave Trade Record Book is a single bound volume that documents the sales of enslaved persons at Cacheu (Portuguese Guinea) from 1790-1795. The text describes the enslaved individuals inluding gender and name, and lists the price, name of the seller, and the name of the captain performing the shipment. Shipments on the Nossa Senhore de Belton are described in much detail.
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Corporate Bodies
Nossa Senhore de Belton (Ship)
Subjects
Slave trade -- Africa, West.
Places
Cacheu (Guinea-Bissau)
Genres and Forms
Business records
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Slave Trade Record Book,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Business records
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| SC 283 | [Record book documenting trade in enslaved persons] 1790-1795 - one volume, bound in modern paneled calf with gilt lines on front-cover (original) | ||||||||||