The slavery history of historical predecessors of ABN AMRO : An investigation into Hope & Co. and R. Mees & Zoonen
(2022)- Abstract
- This report looks at the involvement of two of ABN AMRO's predecessors - Hope & Co. and R. Mees & Zoonen - in slavery and the slave trade during the eighteenth and nineteenth century, both in the Atlantic world and in Asia. It finds that Hope & Co. played a pivotal role in the international slave economy of the 18th century. Not only were slavery-related operations a source of much of Hope & Co.’s profits, the firm was also actively involved in the day-to-day business of plantations. R. Mees & Zoonen brokered insurance for slave ships and shipments of goods harvested by enslaved persons.
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- author
- Brandon, Pepijn and de Kok, Gerhard
- contributor
- van der Geest, Patrick
LU
; LaCroix, Gabriëlle
; Looijesteijn, Henk
; Nijman, Brecht
and Tuik, Daniël
- publishing date
- 2022-04-12
- type
- Book/Report
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Slavery, Slave trade, ABN AMRO, Hope & Co., R. Mees & Zoonen
- pages
- 122 pages
- publisher
- International Institute of Social History
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Research conducted for ABN AMRO Bank NV by the International Institute of Social History (IISH)
- id
- 773a6509-5ecc-427b-bb75-850640a7b8a8
- alternative location
- https://iisg.amsterdam/files/2022-04/IISG-Report-ABN-AMRO-ENG.pdf
- date added to LUP
- 2023-12-21 16:42:20
- date last changed
- 2024-01-15 16:50:55
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month = {{04}},
title = {{The slavery history of historical predecessors of ABN AMRO : An investigation into Hope & Co. and R. Mees & Zoonen}},
url = {{https://iisg.amsterdam/files/2022-04/IISG-Report-ABN-AMRO-ENG.pdf}},
year = {{2022}},
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