'Possessing Slaves': Ownership, Compensation and Metropolitan Society in Britain at the time of Emancipation 1834 40

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Journal Article 'Possessing Slaves': Ownership, Compensation and Metropolitan Society in Britain at the time of Emancipation 1834–40 Get access Nick Draper Nick Draper Nick Draper is completing a PhD at University College London on the compensation paid to British slave-owners in the 1830s. He has previously worked on the initial financiers of the West India and London Dock companies, and on representations of Victorian South London. Prior to returning to academic research, he worked in the City for twenty years. NADraper@aol.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 64, Issue 1, Autumn 2007, Pages 74–102, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbm030 Published: 01 October 2007