Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Sierra Leone Company
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Anna Maria Falconbridge | Within three weeks of the death of her abusive first husband
, AMF
got married again, to Isaac DuBois
, a financially ruined white loyalist from North Carolina who worked for the Sierra Leone Company
. Falconbridge, Anna Maria, and Mary Ann Parker. Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies. Editor Coleman, Deirdre, Leicester University Press. xvii Falconbridge, Anna Maria et al. “Two Voyages to Sierra Leone”. Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies, edited by Deirdre Coleman, Leicester University Press, pp. 45-168. 125 |
| Friends, Associates | Anna Maria Falconbridge | It seems that on her first return to England AMF
thought philanthropist Henry Thorntonone of the worthiest men I ever met. He promised her that the Sierra Leone Company
would provide generously for her... |
| names | Anna Maria Falconbridge | Though she published after her second marriage, AMF
used the name of her deceased first husband, no doubt because it was through her link to him that she hoped to get some compensation out of... |
| politics | Anna Maria Falconbridge | Within a few days her husband had received new instructions from the Sierra Leone Company
, contradicting those he had set out with. He concluded the company had used juggle and chicane to entice him... |
| politics | Anna Maria Falconbridge | AMF
's political opinions were far from fixed and settled, either during her anti- or her pro-slavery period. Little more than a week after her first husband's death her opinions were evidently shifting: she wrote... |
| Textual Production | Anna Maria Falconbridge | She wrote her dedication (to the inhabitants of her native town of Bristol) in June. Falconbridge, Anna Maria et al. “Two Voyages to Sierra Leone”. Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies, edited by Deirdre Coleman, Leicester University Press, pp. 45-168. 46 |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Anna Maria Falconbridge | The final section of AMF
's book is a rousing polemic against the Sierra Leone Company
for its shabby treatment of herself and her late first husband. She uses as collateral evidence their alleged misuse... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Anna Maria Falconbridge | AMF
relates in detail in her book her unsuccessful attempts to extract from the Sierra Leone Company
the sums she claimed it owed her as the representative of her late first husband; instead the company... |
Timeline
1790: The St George's Day Association was formed...
National or international item
1790
The St George's Day Association
was formed with the dual intention of suppressing the slave trade and introducing Christianity and civilization to West Africa. The following year it changed its name to the Sierra Leone Company
Autumn 1791: Anti-slavery campaigners William Wilberforce...
National or international item
Autumn 1791
Anti-slavery campaigners William Wilberforce
and Henry Thornton
launched the Sierra Leone Company
, which sought to resettle former slaves on the west coast of Africa, and to promote legitimate trade with the region.
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