Slave Trading Records from William Davenport & Co., 1745–1797
The papers of William Davenport & Co., 1745–1797
Within a few years of this first known venture to Africa, Davenport had clearly become a regular shareholder in slaving voyages and a recipient of profits from them. Davenport was one of the principal investors at Liverpool in such voyagesUniversity of Hull
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See this Liverpool slave trading company's accounts from 1745 to 1797
William Davenport was a Liverpool merchant and British slave trader. From the late 1740s till the early 1790s, he invested regularly in the African slave trade and was a partner in slaving ventures with other leading merchant Liverpool families.
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