P_10433_1502 – Malcolm Hamilton
Malcolm Hamilton was shown as the co-owner with Alexander Simpson and the captain James Rogers of a slaving voyage from London by the Active to Africa and Savannah in 1766. Malcolm Hamilton and Company, London merchants, were party to litigation in the 1760s involving counter-parties in Scotland in the textile business. This firm was connected with St Croix. The connection with the slavetrader is not definitive however.
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First name: Malcolm
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Last name: Hamilton
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Sources: e.g. Lord Kennet reporter. Information for Malcolm Hamilton and Company, merchants in London, creditors of William Roberton [sic] and Company, co-partners in the Kirkintilloch printfield factory, pursuers; against the said William Roberton and Company, (1768); and https://scos.law.virginia.edu/explore/cases/wilson-and-company-v-hamilton-and-company. https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/911737.pdf
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75002 - Active (1766 - 1766)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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