Title: Considerations humbly offer'd to the Honourable House of Commons, by the planters, and others, trading to our British plantations, in relation to the African Company's petition, now before this Honourable House
Description: A petition issued by independent traders during debates in the House of Commons on whether the Royal African Company should be allowed a monopoly in slave trading and on how to pay for the maintenance of fortifications in Africa related to that trade. The debates resulted in two resolutions on trade to Africa being made on 6 Feb. 1710.
Subjects: Slave trade, Early works to 1800, Colonies, Commerce, Royal African Company
Places: Great Britain, America, Africa