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Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V

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Eyamba V, Nigerian William Turner

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This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyamba V to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyamba and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter or note only indicates and addresser and addressee, and is dated February 24th 1842.
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Ink On Wove Paper
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Keywords

  1. Africa
  2. African American
  3. African Americans
  4. Business
  5. Commerce
  6. Correspondence
  7. Eyamba
  8. International Affairs
  9. Slaver
  10. Slavery
  11. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
  12. Turner, William

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