Republic of Ghana
Public Records and Archives Administration Department
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PRAAD
Slave Trade Archives Project
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Slave Trade Archives Project |
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List of Archival Documents Relating to the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade |
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| Reference Number | Description | Period |
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| ADM 1/1/1 | Gold Coast Despatches from Secretary of State to Governor | 1843 | Correspondence on efforts at suppressing the Slave Trade along the West Coast of Africa. Pages. 72 &73. |
| ADM 1/1/9 | Gold Coast Despatches from Secretary of State to Governor | 1843 | Letter on respecting the negotiation of a treaty with the chiefs for suppression of slave trade. Pages 17-20 |
| ADM 1/1/88 | Gold Coast Despatches from Secretary of State to Governor. | 1889 | Letter on slave dealing signed by Reginald Firminger to the Under Secretary of State to the Colonial Office. (pp. 58-65) |
| ADM 1/9/3 | Letters (Political) from Governor on Native Affairs | 1883 | Letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary to King Quamin Fori of Akropong on Amoah's claim that Aburu was his slave. Pages.77 |
| ADM 4/1/4 | Ordinance of the Abolition of persons held in slavery during the governorship of Capt. George Cummie Strahan. | 1874 | Ordinance to amend to Gold Coast Ordinance in 1874. No. 1 pages 1 & 2 .No. 2 pages 1 & 2. |
| ADM 5/3/3 | Report from the Select Committee on West Coast of Africa. | 1839-1840 | The Committee was required to ascertain the existence of Slave Trading in the Gold Coast, especially in the vicinity of the forts.Pages. 5-7 |
| SCT 2/4/6 | Civil and Criminal Record Book. | 1868-1871 | Court record on Slave Dealings. Pages 19 & 20. |
| SCT 2/4/9 | Civil Record Book, Vol. I | 1871-1872 | A letter signed by the Acting Civil Commandant on a case on slave dealing. Page 131,132. |
| SCT 5/4/15 | Judicial Assessors Court Record Book (Civil& Criminal) | 1874-1875 | Regina vrs. Kofi Dontoh of Princes and Anquandah on slave dealing. Pages 473-474. |
| SCT 5/4/16 | Judicial Assessors Court Record Book (Civil& Criminal) | 1875 | Case between King Tandoh of Gomoah: Akinney of Accomfe against Owooh Cudjoe of Akim and Offay of Gomoah Akim on slavery. Pages 19-24. |
| SCT 17/4/1 | Judicial Assessors Court Record Book. | 1873-1877 | The Judicial Assessors Court of 13th April 1874, Gold Brown vrs. Adjuah claiming defendant as his slave. Pages 42-44. |
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