Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to Sierra Leone
Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to Sierra Leone
Collection: Indigenous Cultures and Christian Conversion in Ghana and Sierra Leone, 1700–1850 Volumes Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson relating to Sierra Leone
The son of a wealthy Hull banker, Thompson served in the army and navy. Partly as a result of his connection with William Wilberforce, the influential anti-slavery campaigner, he was appointed governor of the colony in Sierra Leone in 1808, the year after the abolition of the slave trade across the British empire. Thompson's zeal in enforcing the new law appears to have contributed to the termination of this appointment.
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Letters, 1777 Sept. 5 to 1784 Nov. 18
LETTERS, accounts and receipts, including letters from Nathaniel Phillips of Kingston, Jamaica to John Purrier, Mincing Lane, London, concerning his accounts, family affairs, his sister Mrs. E Laprimaudaye, the upbringing,...
Date:1777-1784Contributor:National Library of Wales
Identifier:71811c13
