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Items An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose

An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose
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Great Britain. Parliament (Creator)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1806-07-21
Place: London
Publisher: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 1 Folder 13
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Slave trade -- Great Britain
Slave trade -- Africa
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Sailing ships -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Colonies
Genres
Administrative acts
Notes
Content: Woodcut headpiece, incorporating royal arms with the mottos : "Dieu et mon droit" and "Honi soit qui mal y pense."
Physical Description
Extent: Disbound. 2 pages. 19x29 cm.
Description
This act forbids the employment of any new vessel in the slave trade, in response to a resolution by Fox. An important first step toward abolition.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 460678148
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18163932
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 741a7160-9d31-0133-de42-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1806: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1806-07-21. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e84b800-d367-0133-02e3-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e84b800-d367-0133-02e3-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1806-07-21). An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e84b800-d367-0133-02e3-00505686a51c

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An act to prohibit for two years after the conclusion of the present session of Parliament: any ships to clear out from any port of Great Britain, for the coast of Africa, for the purpose of taking on board Negroes, unless such ships shall have been previously employed in the African trade, or contracted for, for that purpose