Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to America

These volumes represent the history of the trade on which the institution of slavery rested. In compiling these volumes, both printed and manuscript sources have been utilized. The papers of the Royal African Company, the Colonial Office Papers, the Spanish archives, narratives of African voyagers and traders, have all been drawn upon. Volumes I - 1441-1700 Volume II - The Eighteenth Century Volume III - New England and the Middle Colonies Volume IV - The Border Colonies and Southern Colonies