Edward Blitheman was a merchant’s assistant on an East India Company trading voyage which stopped at River Cestos, in Liberia, where Prince Dederi Jaquoah and his family lived. Blitheman’s account of July 1614 states that he met Jaquoah at River Cestos and found out that he was the son of King Caddi-biah of River Cestos. Born around 1591, Jaquoah’s mother was one of the wives of King Caddi-biah of the River Cestos. After the Captain of his ship had met Jaquoah and his family at River Cestos, Jaquoah decided to board the ship for London. The intriguing story of how and why Dederi Jaquoah, prince of River Cestos, Liberia, left his home for London in 1610

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2022 03:16 UTC