Timeline List of figures and tables Introduction 1. The establishment of De Nederlandsche Bank and the abolition of the slave trade in 1814 2. The first directors, their parents, and grandparents 3. Inspiration after British abolition in 1833 4. Slavery-related services 5. Constitutional reform, abolition, and apprenticeship Conclusion and recommendations Afterword Appendix 1. Legal regulation of indemnification through DNB Appendix 2. Persons investigated and their terms of office List of archives consulted Notes Literature Index