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Slave emancipation

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 26, 2020 by rodneySeptember 19, 2022

Hendrik Van Cooten was a plantation and slave owner. In Britain, in August 1833, the Slave Emancipation Act was passed, giving all slaves in the British empire their freedom, albeit after a set period of years. Plantation owners received compensation … Continue reading →

Posted in Explanations, Sources | Tagged Slavery | 1 Reply

Who was Theodore Barrell?

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 18, 2020 by rodneyNovember 25, 2020

Looking closely at the the letters written by Theodore we can infer: He has a father named Walter Barrell, alive in 1799 He has sisters Abby, Polly and Charlotte He has an uncle Theodore His mother is deceased in 1799 … Continue reading →

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Borderless Empire : Dutch Guiana in the Atlantic World, 1750-1800

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 10, 2020 by rodneySeptember 19, 2022

In 2015, Bram Hoonhout, then a PhD student working on the 18th century history of Essequibo and Demerara, alerted me to the existence of references to Hendrik, Jan and Nicolaas van Cooten in the letterbooks of Theodore Barrell, a merchant … Continue reading →

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