The slave trade
and the Atlantic economies 1451-1870
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- ibid., folios 277-8.
- Peter Morton-Williams, 'The Oyo Yoruba', p. 27; See Mason, op. cit., and Gleave
and Prothero, op. cit., for a discussion of this subject in connection with the Middle
Belt of Nigeria.
- Gray and Birmingham, 'Some Economic and Political Consequences of Trade in
Central and Eastern Africa', p. 12.
- Daaku, Trade and Politics, op. cit., p. 24.
- J. K. Fynn, Asante and Its Neighbours 1700-1807, p. 11, London, Longman, 1971.
- Blake, European Beginnings, op. cit., p. 84.
- Fynn, Asante and Its Neighbours, op. cit., p. 12.
- C. 113/273: Part I, Sir Dalby Thomas to the Royal African Company, Cape Coast
Castle, 30 July 1708, folios 17-18. What this statement shows clearly is the absence
of opportunities for the gainful employment of available resources.
- ibid., folios, 27-9.
- C. 113/272 Part 2, folio 235: 'Court of Assistants to James Phipps and Others', African
House, London 13 March 1721-22.
- C. 113/274 Part 3, folios 216-17: 'Cape Coast Castle to Royal African Company',
2 July 1722.
- The thinking of these governments was that the Americas belonged to them as colonies
while Africa did not. Therefore, while they could control the exploitation of resources
in the Americas they were not in a position to do the same in Africa.
- T.70/5 folio 64: 'Abstract of Sir Dalby Thomas's letter to the Royal African Company',
29 November 1709.
- C.O.391/60, p. 66-71 : ' Minutes of the Board of Trade Meeting of Friday, 14 February
1752.'
- T.70/73, p. 139-40: 'The Committee of the Company of Merchants Trading to Africa
to the Treasury, 9 April 1812.'
