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Page from the accounts book

Accounts book of a slave ship

Description:

Accounts book from the Bristol slave ship, the Africa, for her first voyage in 1774. This is the second page of the accounts book listing some of the cargo on the ship. The goods listed here are cloths from India which were taken to Africa to be traded. The Indian names for the different types of cloth are used.

Date: 1774

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Site pages that reference this object

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › Slavery Routes › From Bristol to Africa › Trade goods

    A ship’s cargo for Africa

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › Slavery Routes › From Africa to America › 'Tradeing on ye coast of Africa'

    The value of trade

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › The People Involved › Enslaved People › Personal stories: Enslaved Africans

    Stories of Africans

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › Slavery Routes › The Places Involved › The East Indies

    Trade goods from the East: Textiles

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › The People Involved › Traders, Merchants and Planters › Merchants and investors in slave trade

    Suppliers from outside Bristol

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › Slavery Routes › From America to Bristol

    Luxuries from abroad

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › The People Involved › Sailors

    Personal stories: Sailors

  • Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery › Learning Journeys › How Slavery Developed

    The voyage

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