Three English Cloth Towns and the Royal African Company

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Journal of The Historical SocietyVolume 13, Issue 4 p. 421-447 Original Article Three English Cloth Towns and the Royal African Company Matthew David Mitchell, Matthew David MitchellSearch for more papers by this author Matthew David Mitchell, Matthew David MitchellSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 November 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/jhis.12027Citations: 3 I would like to acknowledge the gracious assistance of Peter Coclanis and Scott Hovey as editors of The Journal of the Historical Society along with the anonymous reviewers, whose perceptive responses to the various drafts of this article constantly challenged me to revisit and improve my argument. Thanks also to Terry McIntosh, John Wood Sweet, Benjamin Waterhouse, and Lisa Lindsay at the University of North Carolina Department of History; Margo Todd, Antonio Feros, Lynn Hollen Lees, and Kathleen Brown at the University of Pennsylvania Department of History; the staffs of The National Archives (UK) and of the Worcestershire Public Record Office, and the Legat, Fraser, and Cellan-Jones families in London. Ron and Lesley Hines, Bryan and Nicollette Neville-Lee, and Jim Brown helped make my research stint in Worcestershire an enjoyable one while the local history community in Kidderminster proved very welcoming and generous with their knowledge, particularly Don Gilbert, Nigel Gilbert, and Melvyn Thompson, who organized an opportunity for me to present a version of this paper at Kidderminster Town Hall, February 15, 2011. The Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies also hosted a presentation of this research at its annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, March 12, 2011. Last but never least I mention my debt of gratitude to my parents, David and Janet Mitchell; my wife, Elizabeth Leffler-Mitchell, and our children, Malkelm, Maxwell, and Emmelia. * All dates are given Old Style according to the calendar then in use in Britain, but the year is taken as beginning on January 1 rather than March 25. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume13, Issue4December 2013Pages 421-447 RelatedInformation