Slave trading records from William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797

This collection provides access to 1,890 from The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745-1797.  MAP states, "William Davenport was a Liverpool merchant and British slave trader. From the late 1740s till the early 1790s, he invested regularly in the African slave trade and was a partner in slaving ventures with other leading merchant Liverpool families. These papers from Keele University Library are accompanied by an online guide to the collection by Professor David Richardson, Hull University."

This collection provides access to the following 2 volumes:

1. Trading invoices and accounts

2. Miscellaneous other documents

 The content in this collection comes from the Keele University Library.