- Written by
- Honesty, Eyo II, Nigerian
- Received by
- Turner, William
- Signed by
- Honesty, Eyo II, Nigerian
- Date
- 1843
- Medium
- ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/8 × 5 7/16 in. (20.6 × 13.8 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. In this short letter Eyo describes Creek Town and the happenings of his house. The letter is dated 2 February 1843, and there is a significant remnant of the original red wax seal in one of the leaf’s folds.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Africa
- Commerce
- Correspondence
- International affairs
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.46.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




