'An Act for transferring to His Majesty, certain possessions and rights vested in the Sierra Leone Company, and for shortening the duration of the said Company, and for preventing any dealing or trafficking in the buying or selling of slaves within the colony of Sierra Leone'

British Parliamentary bills relating to the abolition of the slave trade: George III, Chapter 44, 'An Act for transferring to His Majesty, certain possessions and rights vested in the Sierra Leone Company, and for shortening the duration of the said Company, and for preventing any dealing or trafficking in the buying or selling of slaves within the colony of Sierra Leone', dated 8 August 1807.

Record Details

Item reference: MGS/64/16
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 item
Date made: 1807-08-08 - 1807-08-08; 1807-08-08
Creator: Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund