to the Swedish queen. They trained Badin as a test to see if the Noble savage was true or if the black man lacked the qualities the white man possessed. Many doubted a black man could learn to become as educated as a white man in Sweden. But Badin indeed managed to learn plenty of things disproving the idea that Black men were savages and unable to become educated. Later Badin married and became a famous and liked person in the royal court. Badin did act more freely than other kids for the time. But that was mainly due to his unusual liberal childhood. The queen gave him freedom from Corporal punishment in the home which, was customary for young royals and nobles during childhood. He also later also, learned about the Swedish Lutheran religion and married Elisabeth Svart. Abolition In 1788, the British Committee for the Abolition of Slavery sent a Swedish opponent of the slave trade, Anders Sparrman, to Gustav III. The committee feared that other nations would expand their trade if Britain stopped its own. They sent books about the issue and a letter, in which the king was encouraged to hinder his subjects to participate in this disgraceful trade. In the response letter, delivered through Sparrman, he wrote that no one in the country had participated in the slave trade and that he would do all that he could to keep them from doing so. During the early 19th century, movements against slavery became stronger, especially in Britain. Slave trade was outlawed in Britain in 1807, and in the United States in 1808, after which other countries started to follow suit. Sweden made the slave trade illegal as part of the Treaty of Stockholm with Britain in 1813, but allowed slavery until October 9, 1847. During the 19th century, the British Admiralty patrolled the African coast to catch illegal slave traders. The Swedish vessel Diana was intercepted by the British authorities close to the coast of Africa while engaged in carrying slaves from Africa to Saint Bartholomew during this period. The case was taken to court in order to test if the slave trade could be considered contrary to the general law of nations. However, the vessel was returned to the Swedish owners on the ground that Sweden had not prohibited the trade and tolerated it in practice. Once the slave trade became a hot issue,