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Bill of exchange for Charles Hussenden, slaveholder on Sint Eustatius

anonymous · 1863-07-17 · writing (processes); blocked; printing; paper; ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bill of exchange for 5000 guilders in the name of Charles Hussenden (gg), Ann Mary Cock, 17 July 1863. Bill of exchange issued to slaveholders on Sint Eustatius to compensate them for the emancipation of 1863 for the people they held in slavery. With two attached sheets secured with an iron pin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

kwitantie slavery Sint-Eustatius

Credit lineWisselbrief voor Charles Hussenden, slavenhouder op Sint Eustatius. 1863-07-17. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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