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African trading [microform] : or, The trials of William Narh Ocansey, of Addah, West Coast of Africa, River Volta

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Title
African trading [microform] : or, The trials of William Narh Ocansey, of Addah, West Coast of Africa, River Volta
Names
Ocansey, John E. (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881
Place: Liverpool, [England]
Publisher: J. Looney
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro R-3513
Topics
Merchants -- Africa
Africa -- Commerce
Genres
Books
Notes
Content: Schomburg microfilm series ; no.335
Content: Trial of Robert W. Hickson, ship owner (trading as Hickson,Sykes & co.) charged with having misappropriated a large sum of money entrusted to him as agent by John Emmanuel Ocansey (trading under the name of W.N. Ocansey and sons, native West African merchants): p. 60-86.
Citation/reference: *ZZ-15996
Statement of responsibility: written by John E. Ocansey, during his short stay in Liverpool, England, in the year 1881.
Physical Description
Microforms
Extent: 92 p. : ill.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12587559
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95874ee0-c54c-012f-1c94-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1881: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "African trading [microform] : or, The trials of William Narh Ocansey, of Addah, West Coast of Africa, River Volta" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92e94b12-7db4-7eb1-e040-e00a18060aaf

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "African trading [microform] : or, The trials of William Narh Ocansey, of Addah, West Coast of Africa, River Volta" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92e94b12-7db4-7eb1-e040-e00a18060aaf

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1881). African trading [microform] : or, The trials of William Narh Ocansey, of Addah, West Coast of Africa, River Volta Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92e94b12-7db4-7eb1-e040-e00a18060aaf

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African trading [microform] : or, The trials of William Narh Ocansey, of Addah, West Coast of Africa, River Volta