Davenport, William
Other Business Names:
- Whaley, William
- Davenport, William, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Jewellery, silverware, luxury goods, etc, distribution
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Slavery & slave trading
Slave trading & trade
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Wine trading & trade, inc port & sherry
Notes:
William Davenport, 1725-97, was a leading Liverpool merchant trading from 1840s in slaves but also in a range of commodities, notably beads, and also wine through William Davenport & Co. For long associated with William Whaley, Liverpool merchant. Out of business early 1790s
Publications:
- Accounting and the Dehumanisation of African Slaves. An examination of the accounts of William Davenport and William Earle, two Liverpool based slaving merchants by Dodds, Stephen E
- 'Profits in the Liverpool slave trade. The accounts of William Davenport, 1757-1784' in R Anstey & P E Hair (eds), Liverpool, the African Slave Trade and Abolition by Richardson, David
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Whaley, William
- Davenport, William, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Jewellery, silverware, luxury goods, etc, distribution
- Slavery & slave trading Slave trading & trade
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Wine trading & trade, inc port & sherry
Notes:
William Davenport, 1725-97, was a leading Liverpool merchant trading from 1840s in slaves but also in a range of commodities, notably beads, and also wine through William Davenport & Co. For long associated with William Whaley, Liverpool merchant. Out of business early 1790sPublications:
- Accounting and the Dehumanisation of African Slaves. An examination of the accounts of William Davenport and William Earle, two Liverpool based slaving merchants by Dodds, Stephen E
- 'Profits in the Liverpool slave trade. The accounts of William Davenport, 1757-1784' in R Anstey & P E Hair (eds), Liverpool, the African Slave Trade and Abolition by Richardson, David