[Rarebooks] FA: Republic of Texas - 1843 Act Supressing the Slave Trade

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Great Britain concludes a treaty with the Republic of Texas to suppress the 
slave trade-

"An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the 
Republic of Texas for the Supression of the African Slave Trade" A printed 
Victorian Act, dated April 11th, 1843.

"Whereas on the Sixteenth Day of November in the Year of our Lord One 
thousand eight hundred and forty a Treaty was concluded and signed at 
London between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland and the Republic of Texas, for the Suppression of the African 
Slave Trade, whereby it was agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland and the Republic of Texas engage to prohibit African Slave Trade, 
either by their respective Subjects or Citizens, or under their respective 
Flags, or by means of Capital belonging to their respective Subjects or 
Citizens, and to declare such Trade Piracy; and the High Contracting 
Parties further declare, that any Vessel attempting to carry on the Slave 
Trade shall by the Act alone lose all Right to claim the Protection of 
their Flag"

And so on, for 18 Articles, plus an Annex of 12 Articles.

The Treaty referred to was signed on November 16th, 1840, and is reprinted 
here in full. It was ratified June 18th, 1842, and the last 4 pages of this 
Parliamentary Act spell out the authorizations and details for carrying it 
into effect. A very interesting sidelight on English attempts to stop the 
American slave traders, and interesting as a Republic of Texas-related 
document.

No reserve.

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