- Written by
- Honesty, Eyo II, Nigerian
- Signed by
- Honesty, Eyo II, Nigerian
- Date
- 1842-1845
- Medium
- ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (19.4 × 16.5 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to a British captain. Eyo writes about an exchange of oil and empty casks – a trading relationship born out of the banned slave trade. The letter is undated 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
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.46.8.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




