Document signed "Charles R" ordering that the Great Seal be affixed to "an instrument... containing powers to... prince Rupert... John Earle of Radnor... Henry Earle of Arlington" and others "to treat of & conclude a treaty of Commerce for the Coast of Africa between us & the States general of the United Netherlands" Whitehall [manuscript], 1680 April 26.
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Document signed "Charles R" ordering that the Great Seal be affixed to "an instrument... containing powers to... prince Rupert... John Earle of Radnor... Henry Earle of Arlington" and others "to treat of & conclude a treaty of Commerce for the Coast of Africa between us & the States general of the United Netherlands" Whitehall [manuscript], 1680 April 26.
Created/published
Whitehall, England, 1680 April 26.
Description
1 page folio with integral blank leaf ; cm.
Corporate author
England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
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Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271115 (flat)
Folger-specific note
Ordered from Richmond Autographs, D9215, 2018-06-20, online catalogue. From dealer's description: "Both the Dutch and the British were keen to exploit the resources which Africa could offer. After a series of conlficts which had started at the time of the Commonwealth, the rivals had signed a peace treaty in 1674, seven years after the Dutch humiliatingly burned the British fleet in the Medway. The decades of conflict had invariably been prompted by commercial rivalry, a situation which was only fully resolved with the accession of William and Mary. The Royal African Company, founded in 1660 as the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa, was largely controlled by the aristocracy and the Duke of York rather than experienced merchants. One of the leading lights of the company, Prince Rupert, had already visited Africa in the 1650s whilst still in exile from Britain. It dealt in ivory and gold as well as the most shameful commodity of all, slaves. The company disappeared in 1698, leaving the way open to professional merchants in thriving ports such as Bristol, who exploited the trade even more ruthlessly than their predecessors". Ordered from Richmond Autographs, D9215, 2018-06-20, online catalogue. Purchase made possible by The K. Frank and Joycelyn C. Austen Acquisitions Endowment. Purchase made possible by The Gladys Brooks Acquisitions Endowment Fund. Purchase made possible by The Elizabeth L. Cabot Acquisitions Fund.
Folger accession
271115