Horatio Beauman Young papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0522

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of manuscript material, dating 1834-1850, written by Commander Horatio Beauman Young of the British Navy. The collection was created at a time when Britain had recently purchased several Danish settlements and Young emphasises the potential in the palm oil trade. The directions for boarding suspected slavers is of interest, outlining the protocols of conduct and revealing the methods used to detect the illegal cargo. The additional documentation, including certified copies of conventions signed with Portugal, France and Brazil, illuminate the wider efforts to suppress the slave trade in West Africa. Commander Horatio Beauman Young writes specifically of the direct correlation between the establishment of legitimate British trade and the extinction of slavery in that region.

Dates

Creation: 1834-1850

Creator

Young, Horatio Beauman (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical Note

Horatio Beauman Young entered the British Navy in 1819 and was appointed commander of the HMS Hydra in 1843 and became the senior officer of the third devision of the West Africa Station. Based at the Bight of Benin and Biafra, his lengthy report on British efforts to suppress the slave trade comments that despite assistance from France and America, "the slave trade [has] considerably increased."

Extent

0.167 Cubic Feet (31 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Horatio Beauman Young entered the British Navy in 1819 and was appointed commander of the HMS Hydra in 1843. This collection, dating from 1834-1850, documents ongoing British efforts to suppress the slave trade in that area.