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Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V by Nigerian Eyamba V, William Turner — VisualArtsDB

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Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V

Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V

Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V

Nigerian Eyamba V William Turner

1840

Medium: ink on wove paper
Genre: Letters (correspondence)
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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letters (correspondence)

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businessslaveryTrans Atlantic slave tradeInternational affairsCorrespondence

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This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyamba V to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyamba and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter or note only indicates and addresser and addressee, and is dated February 24th 1842.

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