Identity area
Reference code
Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 3
Title
Two identical Handbills
Date(s)
- 1 November 1788 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought from R. Myers & Co., 1949
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Gives resolutions of the 'Second General Meeting of the Inhabitants of Exeter' called by the mayor for 'taking into Consideration the African Slave Trade'. Resolutions as follows: Approves the formation of committees for the purpose of abolishing the slave trade; notes money already subscribed and the need for more funds, further subscriptions will be requested from the inhabitants of Exeter; thanks Mayor for calling meeting and Clarkson for speaking; will ensure that the resolutions are printed in newspapers in London, Exeter and Sherborne.