National Museum of African American History and Culture
Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian · 1843
This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. In this short letter Eyo describes Creek Town and the happenings of his house. The letter is dated 2 February 1843, and there is a significant remnant of the original red wax seal in one of the leaf’s folds.
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