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Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II

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Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian William Turner

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This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. An excerpt from this letter reads: “Captain Turner / I have send John Eyo Down as you say. But about trade you know what oil I ower you be more than what cask I got from you … Now you stop me from send market …”. The letter is undated and there is a significant remnant of the original red wax seal in one of the leaf’s folds.
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Text
Format:
Ink On Wove Paper
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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