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Neat cursive handwriting written in thick black ink, making up the body of a letter.

Document of the Week: Mico Charity Schools in Trinidad, 1839 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Mary Wills. It is a letter from William Lore Hill, a graduate of a Mico Charity School in Trinidad, written in 1839. Read more →

Dr Mary Wills

Published 31st March, 2025

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Rows of enslaved people digging cane holes on the Island of Antigua

Licensed to access Slave Trading Records from William Davenport & Co., 1745–1797

1745 1797

People with baskets and sacks pick cotton on a plantation.

Licensed to access Slavery in Jamaica, Records from a Family of Slave Owners, 1686–1860

1686 1856

A black and white image of Liverpool docks. Overlaid is an image of North Commercial wharf of Charleston, S.C. with cotton bales for shipping to foreign and domestic ports via sailing ships.

Licensed to access Slave Trade Records from Liverpool, 1754–1792

1754 1811

Enslaved people cutting down sugar cane.

Licensed to access Antigua, Slavery, and Emancipation in the Records of a Sugar Plantation, 1689–1907

1689 1907