‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… slave trade was formalised through the Slave Trade Act on 1 January 1808, when Britain declared the slave trade illegal … the Lodge was reported in the Cape of Good Hope Gazette on 1 June 1827, where he was described as being a 40 year old … residents), 9 January, 1840. WCARS, CO/4009, Vol 2, No. 1 – 162, To His Excellency Major General Sir George Napier K …