Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records
Scope and Content
The records relate to the ship "Elizabeth" and contain six manuscript pages concerning the trafficking of 324 guinea enslaved persons to M. de Fleurian by Captain Audebert of the Navire l'Elizabet de la Rochelle in St. Dominique in 1750. The pages also concern the sale of indigo and unrefined sugar. They are written in French and cover the period 7 April to 5 June 1750.
Dates
- 1750
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in French.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Historical Note
"Elizabeth" was a ship used in the human trafficking of enslaved persons and in the trade of indigo and unrefined sugar in the mid-1700s. Records from the ship are written in French.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records contain six manuscript pages concerning the trafficking of 324 guinea enslaved persons to M. de Fleurian by Captain Audebert of the Navire l'Elizabet de la Rochelle in St. Dominique in 1750. The pages also concern the sale of indigo and unrefined sugar. They are written in French and cover the period 7 April to 5 June 1750.
Arrangement
The documents are arranged in chronological order.
Existence and Location of Copies
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records, 1750 by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
- Title
- Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records, 1750
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections and University Archives Staff
- Date
- 2001 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- French
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu