Henry Laurens & Company
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Henry Laurens & Company was a prominent 18th-century Charleston-based mercantile and slave-trading firm associated with American statesman and merchant Henry Laurens.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Laurens & Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century business
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mercantile firm ⓘ slave-trading firm ⓘ |
| activity |
export of indigo
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export of rice ⓘ general commission merchant services ⓘ importation of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Henry Laurens ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| businessModel | commission-based trading ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| employed |
clerks
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factors ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry Laurens ⓘ |
| handledCommodity |
enslaved people
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indigo ⓘ other plantation staples ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
colonial America
ⓘ
pre-American Revolution period ⓘ |
| industry |
Atlantic slave trade
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mercantile trade ⓘ |
| languageOfBusiness | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | private partnership ⓘ |
| linkedTo | plantation economy of South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| notableFor |
large-scale participation in the transatlantic slave trade
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role in Charleston’s colonial economy ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| owner | Henry Laurens ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic world trading networks ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
British America
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surface form:
British North America
Caribbean ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
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