This collection of primary sources provides a unique and important look into the British government's efforts to suppress the slave trade in the mid-19th century. The letters and reports contained within it offer a sobering glimpse into the brutality of the slave trade and the lengths to which people will go to profit from it. This meticulously edited and annotated volume is an essential resource for scholars and students of the history of slavery and abolition.

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