1759-Feb.-01: Captain David Mulders of the ship Vrouw Johanna Cores recorded a specific transaction at Malemba involving the purchase of three male captives …

1759-Feb.-01: Captain David Mulders of the ship Vrouw Johanna Cores recorded a specific transaction at Malemba involving the purchase of three male captives from a merchant named Banse. The purchase price was negotiated in local currency and settled using an extensive list of trade goods, including gunpowder, soldiers’ guns, and various textiles. The textiles used in the exchange, such as Guinea stuffs, chelloes, and nicanes, were largely sourced from the East Indies. This entry provides a detailed look at the complex barter system where European and Asian manufactured goods were directly exchanged for human beings on the African coast.