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Morning Starr : accounts of C Charlton aboard (largely concerning ivory). Bound ledger...
Catalogue reference: T 70/1214
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This record is about the Morning Starr : accounts of C Charlton aboard (largely concerning ivory). Bound ledger... dating from 1678 in the series Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading with Africa and successors: Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1678
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Morning Starr: accounts of C Charlton aboard (largely concerning ivory).
Bound ledger by Caleb Charlton, Company Supervisor and Factor on the ship Morning Starr under Benjamin Dale, Commander engaged on a Royal African Company trading voyage to New Calabar (Nigeria). Included are tabulations of trading goods sold and slaves purchased on a daily basis and the purchase of provisions at Cape Lopez and payment of customs dues at Anaonbonea en-route to the West Indies.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Trade and commerce
- Caribbean
- Slavery
- Africa
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T 70
Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading with Africa and successors: Records
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