Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II
date: label: Date
content: 1842-1845
name: label: Written by
content: Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian
label: Received by
content: William Turner
label: Signed by
content: Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian
notes: label: Description
content: This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. An excerpt from this letter reads: “Captain Turner / I have send John Eyo Down as you say. But about trade you know what oil I ower you be more than what cask I got from you … Now you stop me from send market …”. The letter is undated and there is a significant remnant of the original red wax seal in one of the leaf’s folds.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Trans Atlantic slave trade
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.46.8.1
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 5/16 × 5 13/16 in. (18.5 × 14.8 cm)