- Written by
- Eyamba V, Nigerian
- Received by
- Turner, William
- Signed by
- Eyamba V, Nigerian
- Date
- 1842
- Medium
- ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (19.5 × 12 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyamba V to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyamba and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter or note only indicates and addresser and addressee, and is dated February 24th 1842.
- 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
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.46.8.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




