John Matthews (died 1798)
John Matthews (who died in 1798) was an English sailor and writer active in the late eighteenth century. Despite being commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 1 March 1783, he failed to find a position in the navy.[1] He gained employment with Samuel Hartley and Company, a London based business involved in the Atlantic slave trade.[2]
Auction of papers
[edit]In 2017 the Firestone Library, Princeton University acquired a number of papers originating withFohn Natthews which had previously been unknown to the scholarly community. These included two journals concerning the period Matthews spent in and around Sierra Leone between 1785 and 1787.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Matthews". more than Nelson. Richard Hiscocks. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b Leigh, Devin (June 2021). "The View from "White Man's Bay": The Captain John Matthews Papers on Sierra Leone at the Firestone Memorial Library, Princeton University". History in Africa. Cambridge Core. pp. 383–396. doi:10.1017/hia.2021.2. Retrieved 29 August 2024.