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Lords Committee of Council reports, 1789.

The Lords Committee of Council was a Parliamentary Committee.
The title of the reports reads: Report of the Lords Committee of Council appointed for the consideration of all matters concerning the present state of the Trade to Africa and particularly the Trade in Slaves …

Evidence from Dr Falconbridge of Bristol, surgeon on slaving voyages, about how slaves were captured.

Falconbridge was a surgeon on 4 slaving voyages from Bristol. He agreed to help Thomas Clarkson on his visit to Bristol.

Date: 1789

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