Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records, 1750, Ms1974-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

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.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in French.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Slaveship "Elizabeth" Records, 1750, Ms1974-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

"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.

Arrangement:

The documents are arranged in chronological order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Slave trade
Names:
Elizabeth (Ship)