William Davenport, the Slave Trade, and Merchant Enterprise in Eighteenth-Century Liverpool

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William Davenport, the Slave Trade, and Merchant Enterprise in Eighteenth-Century Liverpool

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Victoria University of Wellington

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This thesis examines the business history of William Davenport (1725-1797), a Liverpool slave trading merchant from 1748 until 1786. Through an examination of a recently discovered collection of Davenport's business papers and personal letters, this thesis places Davenport in the context of Liverpool's development as a slaving port, and the growth of the town's slaving merchant community. It explains how Davenport became one of the largest slaving merchants of his generation, and one of the w...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2009

Creator

Radburn, Nicholas James

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/William_Davenport_the_Slave_Trade_and_Merchant_Enterprise_in...

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Middle Eastern and North African history / th century / Commercial history / African history / British history / Slave trading / William Davenport (1725-1797) / School: School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations / Middle Eastern and African History / Marsden: 430108 History: African / Marsden: 430109 History: British / Marsden: 430114 Biography / Degree Discipline: History / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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