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110 2  Gambia Adventurers.
245 10 Gambia Adventurers minute book : |kmanuscript.
264  0 London, England, |c1683-1700.
300    1 volume (23 leaves) ; |c36 x 24 cm
336    text |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |2rdamedia
338    volume |2rdacarrier
506 0  This material is open for research.
545    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.
520    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.
561    Formerly owned by Edward Stracey. Purchased from Maggs Brothers Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2017.
546    In English.
500    Ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Mr. Stracey in Wallbrooke".
500    Binding: contemporary vellum over boards, tooled rules.
524    Gambia Adventurers Minute Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
610 20 Gambia Adventurers.
610 20 Royal African Company. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83022292
650  0 Slave trade |zGreat Britain |y17th century.
650  0 Trading companies |zGreat Britain |vEarly works to 1800.
651  0 Africa |xCommerce |zGreat Britain |vEarly works to 1800.
651  0 Great Britain |xCommerce |zAfrica |vEarly works to 1800.
655  7 Minute books |zGreat Britain |y17th century. |2aat
692 14 Stracey, Edward, |d1668-1713 |xOwnership.
852    Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
902    Beinecke Library |bBEINECKE (Non-Circulating) >>  Osborn fb272|DELIM|15780917
907    2021-05-10T14:23:47.000Z