GAMBIA AND AFRICAN TRADE ACT (1783). An Act for repealing an Act, made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for repealing the Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for vesting the Fort of Senegal, and its Dependencies, in the Company of Merchants trading to Africa; and to vest as well the said Fort and its Dependencies, as all other the British Forts and Settlements upon the Coast of Africa, lying between the Port of Sallee and Cape Rouge, together with all the Property, Estate, and Effects of the Company of Merchants trading to Africa, in or upon the said Forts, Settlements, and their Dependencies, in his Majesty; and for securing, extending, and improving the Trade to Africa .

BRITISH COLONIAL SLAVERY. Great Britain. Parliament.

Published by London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1783

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GAMBIA AND FORT JAMES REVESTED IN THE COMPANY OF MERCHANTS TRADING TO AFRICA. Folio (11.25 inches). 23 George III, Chapter 65. General title leaf + pages 1367-1372. Royal coat of arms, headpiece ornament, and factotum initial. Text in Black Letter. Neatly extracted from a bound volume. By the terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1783 (which officially ended the American Revolution) and the ancillary treaty between Great Britain and France (for their role in supporting the American cause), the Fort of Senegal was returned to France. Out of that agreement, Great Britain was guaranteed possession of Fort James (a strategically-positioned dungeon on a small island in the middle of the River Gambia used for warehousing Negro slaves prior to being sold for shipment on the triangle trade route to the colonies) and the region on either side of the River Gambia from the Port of Sallee to Cape Rouge. On that occasion, by means of the Gambia and African Trade Act, 1783 it was thought more beneficial to the African trade that the forts, settlements, and factories of the Port of Sallee Cape Rouge region, which had formerly been vested in the king, be revested in the Company of Merchants Trading to Africa.

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• Title: GAMBIA AND AFRICAN TRADE ACT (1783). An Act for repealing an Act, made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for repealing the Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for vesting the Fort of Senegal, and its Dependencies, in the Company of Merchants trading to Africa; and to vest as well the said Fort and its Dependencies, as all other the British Forts and Settlements upon the Coast of Africa, lying between the Port of Sallee and Cape ...
• Publisher: London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan
• Publication Date: 1783
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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  • GREAT BRITAIN Colonial Slavery