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Affidavit, Gould, 1738, regarding Royal Navy ships trading slaves.

Rare mariner testimony; sheds light upon the relationship between the Royal Navy and African traders.

The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.

Creator: Gould

Date: 1738

Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers