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Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas

Captive Passage
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Sir Humphrey Morice, circa 1730
Morice was a leader in the English slave trade during the early part of the 18th century. He exported pewter, brass, swords, guns, beads, and textiles from London and usually added a second cargo of goods in Rotterdam. He liked to sell Dutch goods to Dutch traders in Africa, acquiring gold from them in return.
Morice preferred to sell the slaves he bought to the Portuguese in Africa rather than send his ships across the Atlantic. If the slaves were not sold in Africa, he sent them to Virginia, Maryland, Jamaica, and Barbados, where he usually exchanged them for rum. He instructed his captains not to stay longer than 14 days waiting for a cargo of tobacco for the return journey.
Courtesy of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England

Sir Humphrey Morice

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