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Slave trade records from Liverpool, 1754-1792

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Slave trade records from Liverpool, 1754-1792 [1] provides access to 2,970 pages from Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office.

Provider: 
Microform Academic Publishers [2]
Posted: 
Oct 4, 2017 12:11pm
Updated: 
Oct 4, 2017 12:11pm
Source
CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.
See also: 
The trade in people: The slave trade in Africa and the West Indies [3]
Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas: 
Social Sciences
Resource Types: 
Government records
Personal papers
Major Languages: 
English
Direct from Publisher - Denotes data sourced directly from publisher
Content Details: 
Topics coveredSlavery; Merchant trade; Slave trade
Geographic coverageBritain; West Africa; Caribbean
Chronological coverage1700-1900
Source format(s)Microfilm
Total titles1
Total pages2,970
Major language (s)English
Digital collection launch dateJul-08
Completion dateJul-08
Collection ongoing N
Update frequencyN/A
Available supplements N

Specifications

Metadata: 
MARC records available Y: one record
Creator of MARC recordsOCLC
Source for obtaining MARC recordshttps://microform.digital/boa/librarian-resources [4]
Fee for MARC recordsN
Subject authorities usedN/A
Name authorities usedN/A
Technical Platform: 
Browser compatibilityAll main browsers including Google Chrome; Internet Explorer; Safari; Mozilla Firefox
Authentication optionsIP; Shibboleth; Individual username and password
Archiving solution (master files)Internal
Archiving solution (derivative files) Internal
Available in web discovery tools N; vendor is working on this
Open url target Y
Federated searching, z39.50 Y
Local host option N
Usage stats based on Counter codeY
Interface Tools: 
Full text displayed Y
Page images Y; 2970
Color images N
Search full text N
Advanced search Y
Search within results Y
Limit results by dates and/or document types Y
Display highlighted search terms N
Display snippet (search term in context)N
Relevance sorting Y
Save searches N; vendor is working on this
Download PDF Y
Download HTML N
Print page Y
Print full document Y; Full document can be downloaded to local drive and then printed.
Export citations N
Annotation tools N
Cross-product searching Y
ILL permittedY
Text/data mining permittedY; Forbidden for trials
Restrictions on useY

Terms and Provider Details

Terms: 
Subscription option N
Purchase option Y
Multiple year payments option Y; To be negotiated with publisher.
Maintenance fees£300 (GBP) per annum
Hosting charges Y; included in maintenance fees
ArchivingInternal
Provider notesN/A
Provider: 
Microform Academic Publishers [2]
Main Address: 
Main Street, East Ardsley, Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF3 2AP
United Kingdom
CRL Review
Collection Content: 

This collection provide access to 2,970 pages from Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office.  MAP states, "These primary sources preserved at the Liverpool Record Office constitute one of the best collections in British archives of private merchants' papers relating to the transatlantic slave trade. Liverpool was the leading slave trading port in the world in the eighteenth century when these documents were compiled. Each individual item has a particular focus, but all illuminate the human and financial aspects of the slave trade. The material includes correspondence with ship captains and Caribbean agents about the acquisition of Africans and their sale; statistics on the Liverpool slave trade; sales accounts of the lots of Africans disembarked in the Americas, often with the names of purchasers and prices; information on dealings with diverse African groups along the coast of West Africa; and details of payments for slave sales. The account books of ships' voyages include material on the outfitting of vessels and the cargoes of goods exported to Africa. Among the items included in this collection are records of the wealthy merchant and banker, Thomas Leyland, who was three times Mayor of Liverpool, and letters by the slave trade captain, John Newton, who later became a clergyman, the composer of the hymn 'Amazing Grace', and a prominent abolitionist. These documents are drawn from papers held at the Liverpool Record Office. Accompanied by an online guide [5] to the collection by Professor Kenneth Morgan, Brunel University. (Included as a supplement to the above are the post-abolition papers of captain and ship-owner, James Brown (ca. 1807-1851), which are held with the main collection at the Liverpool Record Office.)"

This collection provides access to the following 5 volumes:

  1. The Case and Southworth records

  2. The Thomas Leyland records

  3. The Tuohy papers

  4. Miscellaneous documents from the Liverpool Record Office

  5. The James Brown papers, 1809-1898

The content in this collection comes from the Liverpool Record Office. 

Terms: 

This collection is only available as a one-time purchase.  An annual maintenance fee of  £300 (GBP) applies to this purchase.

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.
CRL Offers & Status
StatusCurrentDescription
CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community
Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer
Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial
Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal
Expired OffernoPast offers
Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRLyesEvaluation available by CRL and community
Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time

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Source URL: https://edesiderata.crl.edu/resources/slave-trade-records-liverpool-1754-1792

Links
[1] https://microform.digital/boa/collections/5/slave-trade-records-from-liverpool-1754-1792
[2] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/providers/microform-academic-publishers
[3] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/resources/trade-people-slave-trade-africa-and-west-indies
[4] https://microform.digital/boa/librarian-resources
[5] https://microform.digital/collections/5/detailed-description