I now gained access to the Custom-House in London, where I picked up much valuable information for my purpose.
Having had reason to believe that the Slave Trade was peculiarly fatal to those employed in it, I wished much to get copies of many of the muster-rolls from the Custom-House at Liverpool for a given time.

James Phillips wrote to his friend William Rathbone, who was one of his own religious society, and who resided there, to procure them.

They were accordingly sent up.

The examination of these, which took place at the chambers of Richard Phillips, was long and tedious.

We looked over them together.