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George Richardson and Richard Parr Agreement for a British Venture to Guinea

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George Richardson, captain of the Mary Bonadventure, was apparently one of the independent traders competing with the West African trading company established by Charles I in 1631.

A signed, handwritten agreement between George Richardson and Richard Parr, a London merchant, for a venture to Guinea. Henry Brandreth, a clothworker, is to receive a share in the venture for furnishing an armed vessel, the Ralph, to accompany the Mary Bonadventure.

Temple University Library Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1, May 1954.

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Originally cataloged in 1992. Re-processed and finding aid prepared in August 2021 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
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Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services
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