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Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V
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Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V

Eyamba V, Nigerian · 1842

ink on wove paper
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyamba V to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyamba and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter or note only indicates and addresser and addressee, and is dated February 24th 1842.

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