William Davenport (slave trader)

William Davenport (1716-1794) was a Liverpool slave trader, he was responsible for 155 slave voyages.[1] He pioneered the Liverpool to Old Calabar route.[2]

Papers relating to Daveport are held at the Merseyside Maritime Museum.[3] The papers were discovered on the Antiques Road Show and subsequently purchased by the museum. They comprise 12 leather bound volumes, and 13 bundles of letters offering a detailed account of the trade.[4]

He participated in the Chesapeake slave trade, transporting slaves to North America.[5]

References
  1. Richardson 2007, p. 197.
  2. Richardson 2007, p. 84.
  3. Richardson 2007, p. 90.
  4. "Slave trade revealed in historic papers". BBC. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. Richardson 2007, p. 102.

Sources
  • Richardson, David (2007). Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery. UK: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-84631-066-9.
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