An act for regulating, until the first day of August 1799, the shipping and carrying of slaves in British vessels from the coast of Africa
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Great Britain. Parliament
Description
Woodcut headpiece (royal arms).The act regulated the number of slaves permitted on each ship. A journal had to be kept and a surgeon deployed on each voyage, among other rules. Includes also the articles of agreement of the crew regarding wages and daily victuals.
Administrative Acts
1798 06 28
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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition CollectionRecord Contributed By
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public LibraryRecord Harvested From
The New York Public LibraryKeywords
- Africa
- African Americans
- Blacks
- Colonies
- Enslaved People
- Great Britain
- Law And Legislation
- Sailing Ships
- Slave Trade
- Slaver
- Slavery