Manuscript account given by "a slave in South Africa" in 1818, transcribed by Barnabas Shaw, December 1828
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Title:
Manuscript account given by "a slave in South Africa" in 1818, transcribed by Barnabas Shaw, December 1828
Series Title:
John Harris papers & others, 19th century : miscellaneous collection of letters relating to London Missionary Society (LMS) Africa Mission
Alternate Title:
[Slave account, dated Hull Dec. 29. 1828]
Creator:
Shaw, Barnabas, 1788-1857 ( Transcriber )
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Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Slavery ( LCSH )
Slavery -- Narratives ( LCSH )
Slavery -- Personal narratives ( LCSH )

Notes

Abstract:
The account details their capture as a child and subsequent enslavement ( en )
General Note:
Incipit: In the year 1818 I met with a Slave in South Africa who gave me the following account.
General Note:
Wax seal, top center of first sheet, reads "Pity poor Africa"
General Note:
Blind stamp, upper left corner of first sheet, depicts a crown below which is the word BATH
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Shaw, Barnabas, 1788-1857 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/34803167
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Harris, John H. (John Hobbis), 1874-1940 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/91676074
General Note:
Rev John Harris, a young man from Sheffield, served with the London Missionary Society in the Central African Mission from 1884 to his death in 1885

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 30 ( Order with reference )
CWM/LMS/04/08/03/09 ( CALM reference )