These
Learn how Bristol, New England, and all of America were impacted by the slave trading DeWolf’s of Linden Place from museum educator, Robin Tremblay. 2014 Interview re Slavery and Popular Memory in the Sunday Observer 14 July 2014. was the name given to the western coast of Africa by traders. Find out about Bristol’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.
Merchants' Hall, 6. The tour then continues through the center of historic Bristol and down to the waterfront on Thames Street, pointing out significant sites tied to Bristol’s lengthy and profitable involvement in the slave trade. you can walk along King Street, which was built in the 17th century. 23 America's Cup Avenue
Here is a letter from John Pinney to a Mrs Dunbar dated 23
and Sheeba when they were purchased. Guinea Street
Next
in both the slave trade and the Royal African Company. Location:
into a free museum with the house laid out as it would have been
5. trading in coffee houses such as this. Download PDF map & … Bristol, RI 02809
Caribbean. 4. Bristol Historical & Preservation Society in Bristol, RI. He was
of the Director of Information Services, University of Bristol and
Bristol’s landmarks are named after him including the nearby
of the Society of Merchant Venturers who ensured that Bristol’s
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9. The tour ends at the historic DeWolf Tavern, once a DeWolf waterfront warehouse, where tour-goers will enjoy a rum cocktail and ask questions. 2. 3. This trade made some Bristolians very rich. Bristol Slavery Trail Walking Tour - Bristol-Warren, RI - Linden Place will host a walking tour focused specifically on the DeWolf family and their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. months of this letter being written, Pero was dead. Nevis. There are also original documents (primary sources)
statue was erected at the end of the 19th century to honour the
2015 Invited to lead public guided tour of personal selection of paintings at Tate Britain. top floor with information about Pinney and Pero. Official Website of Discover Newport
One of many sugar houses also stood
about both men held at the University of Bristol Library. had over 20 such refineries in the 18th century. Although there is no visual record of Pero, it is
Ships from Bristol sailed to all parts of the globe carrying goods
The statue of Edward Colston
use in the campaign against the trade. of Scotland. This
Slavery & Architecture: A Walking Tour of Bristol The walking tour of the city will reassess Bristol landmarks with a view to revealing often hidden associations with the slave trade, the wider slave economy and the Black presence in Bristol and conclude with a private tour of the Georgian House. There is a small display at the top of the
For more information and reservations, please call the Linden Place office at 253-0390. Tremblay has extensively researched Rhode Island's connections to slavery and has led many tours along Bristol's slavery trail. At the same time, Black and Asian people came to Bristol as slaves,
The tour will then continue through the center of historic Bristol and down to the waterfront on Thames Street, pointing out significant sites tied to Bristol's lengthy and profitable involvement in the slave trade.
Much of Colston’s wealth came from his involvement
This document is the proof of purchase of Pero
It has a number of distinct areas (mini-cities) that make up the city of Bristol. trade and supporters of local charities.
John Pinney’s house at number 7, Great George Street (see
This bridge is one of the few public monuments to
The guided tours take place on select Saturday mornings and Thursday afternoons and begin at Linden Place, the Federal-style mansion built by architect Russell Warren for George DeWolf. The demand for
Trading, insurance, banking and the provision of loans all
Reservations are required and the tour is limited to 15 people. Liverpool. "Conversations About Slavery" Monday, November 16, 2020 @ 8 PM. such as churches, schools, almshouses and hospitals. size. Saunders and Joseph Holbrook. brass pots and pans called ‘guinea pots’ especially
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goods of North America. buildings were the gift of the Wills family to the people of Bristol. which was slave- produced.
In
charitable works of the Bristol merchant Edward Colston. Close by is the Three Sugar Loaves
Africa traders. Almshouses, built by the Society for sick and elderly sailors. Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery and the Wills Memorial
Who was involved, what was bought and sold, who stopped it, and what is the effect of the trade today? On
for the African trade or ‘Guinea trade’ as the merchants
to the development of the slave trade and later Britain’s
that Pero was taken to England when John Pinney returned from
Want to post on Patch? The tour ends at the historic DeWolf Tavern, once a DeWolf waterfront warehouse, where tour-goers will enjoy a rum cocktail and ask questions. and his sisters Nancy and Sheeba. Bristol also produced
These goods were used
Tremblay has extensively researched Rhode Island’s connections to slavery and has led many tours along Bristol’s slavery trail. Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery and the Wills Memorial
the Black and Asian presence in the whole of Britain. It also served as an office for the sugar company
October 22, 2020
From here
It also illustrates clearly
The tour is $20, $15 for Linden Place members, and includes a complimentary drink at the DeWolf Tavern
Guinea
The plaque says: "Woodes Rogers 1679-1732 Great Seaman Circumnavigator
Bristol’s merchants preferred to do their
You can see evidence
by is the Corn Exchange, where merchants traded their goods. number 7, Great George Street stands the house built for John Pinney,
Next to join this BH&PS series is Christy Clark-Pujara, author of Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island.She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. to buy slaves from Africa in return for money or produce for further
Newport, RI 02840
the same street is a plaque commemorating the Old Bank founded by
evidence of the Black and Asian presence. At numbers 33 to 35 lived Captain Woodes Rogers, a famous privateer who made a voyage around the world in 1708 to 1711 trading in slaves on the way. servants, sailors or visitors and their history, inextricably linked
in the West Indies by the plantation owner John Pinney, who named
and is visited three to four times a week by the family. who made a voyage around the world in 1708 to 1711 trading in slaves
took place in this street. in 1792 underlining Bristol’s strong links with the slave-produced
Above
On this site stood the Merchants’ Hall, the headquarters
that Pinney had set up with James Tobin on his return to Bristol. It was named after an African slave who had been purchased in Nevis
house is now owned by the Bristol City Museum and has been turned
sale in Britain or for re-export elsewhere. The first overseas Consulate for the USA was located in the square
Several of
12:00 PM
on this site. In Guinea Street lived the slave traders and slave owners Edmund
in slaves and delivered gold obtained from the West African coast
to the Mint, where it was turned into coinage. the Society is on the wall of the current office block. This bank merged with others and eventually became
Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery. It soon became Britain’s second city after London. 2020 Walking Tour Dates are: Sat, April 4, 11am Thurs, May 1, 3pm Sat, May 16, 11am Thurs, May 28, 3pm Sat, June 13, 11am Thurs, June 25, 3pm Sat, July 11,11am Thurs, July 23, 3pm Sat, August 15, 11am Thurs, August 27, 3pm Sat, September 12, 11am Fri, September 24, 3pm Sat, October 17, 11am Thurs, October 22, 3pm The tour is $20, $15 for Linden Place members, and includes a complimentary drink at the DeWolf Tavern. Explore Bristol | Explore
Clarkson, the abolitionist, visited here to gather information for
7. merchant traders took full advantage of the burgeoning trade
Each have their own charm and are waiting to be explored. house, with information on John Pinney and on Pero, his slave (see
numbers 33 to 35 lived Captain Woodes Rogers, a famous privateer
to build this house. still possible to find out something about his life by visiting
The Sugar House, Lewins Mead
the Georgian House) in Bristol, where there is a display on the
building, now a hotel, was once a sugar house and refinery. Building. Bristol’s official involvement in the transatlantic slave trade started in 1698 when the London-based Royal African Company’s monopoly on the trade was ended. Bristol
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Many merchants and officials who became
sugar crop in the Caribbean. At number 29 lived Henry Bright, a prominent Bristol merchant and
those records relating to Pero are shown here. wealthy through slavery or slave-produced goods, lived here. Linden Place
Residents included many who owed their wealth to the slave trade
When he returned from Nevis in 1783, he used his wealth
Asia, Africa and America.
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