Gambia Adventurers minute book : manuscript.

London, England, 1683-1700.

1 volume (23 leaves) ; 36 x 24 cm

English

Formerly owned by Edward Stracey. Purchased from Maggs Brothers Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2017.

This material is open for research.

Gambia Adventurers was an English trading company founded in 1668, primarily selling enslaved Africans, ivory, wax, and gum. The company had a seven year lease with the Royal African Company for control of the trade route in northern Africa.

Manuscript minute book, in an unidentified hand, of the General Court of the Gambia Adventurers and the Committee for the Inspection of the Books, from January 22, 1683 through December 23, 1686 and January 31, 1695 through June 25, 1700. Entries include lists of members present at meetings and collection, customs charges, and payments for unidentified freight.

May 10, 2021

Gambia Adventurers Minute Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Gambia Adventurers Minute Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Minute books - Great Britain - 17th century.