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An act to settle the trade to Africa
An act to settle the trade to Africa. London : Printed by Charles Bill, and the Eexecutrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd ; Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, MDCXCVIII [1698].
Signatures: 6L-6M² 6N¹ 6O-6P²
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The case of the Royal African Company of England
The case of the Royal African Company of London. London : Printed by Sam. Aris, in Creed-Lane, MDCCXXX [1730].
Title vignette, head-piece, initial.
A history and defense of the monopoly of the Royal African Company this work is one of four publications issued by the Royal African Company in 1730. it is not a reprint of the 1709 publication of the same title.
The Rockefeller Library copy has been trimmed closely on the bottom affecting text on several leaves.
Rockefeller Library copy from the South Library with its bookplate.
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A short sketch of the evidence, for the abolition of the slave trade : delivered before a committee of the House of Commons. To which is added, a recommendation of the subject to the serious attention of people in general
A short sketch of the evidence, for the abolition of the slave trade : delivered before a committee of the House of Commons. To which is added, a recommendation of the subject to the serious attention of people in general. London, 1792.
Signed at end: W.B.C., i.e., William Bell Crafton.
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An Abstract of the evidence delivered before a Select Committee of the House of Commons, in the years 1790 and 1791, on the part of the petitioners for the abolition of the slave trade
An Abstract of the evidence delivered before a Select Committee of the House of Commons, in the years 1790 and 1791, on the part of the petitioners for the abolition of the slave trade. Edinburgh : Printed at the joint expense of the Glasgow and Edinburgh Societies, Instituted for the abolition of the slave trade, MDCCXCI [1791].
With an initial advertisement leaf.
Map: "The Western Coast of Africa"--facing page 13
Contains a plan of the slave ship Brooks at page 42.
Rockefeller Library copy with the bookplate of John Anderson, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Glasgow.
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The Assiento : or, contract for allowing for the subjects of Great Britain the liberty of importing Negroes into the Spanish America
The assiento : or, contract for allowing for the subjects of Great Britain the liberty of importing Negroes into the Spanish America. London : Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the Queens most Excellent Majesty and by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1713.
"By Her Majesties Special Command."
Spanish and English in parallel columns.
Rockefeller Library copy has inscription: "The Assiento Contract signd at Madrid the 26 March 1713" on free front endpaper.