West India Customs and Manners: Containing Strictures on the Soil, Cultivation, Produce, Trade, Officers, and Inhabitants: with the Method of Establishing, and Conducting a Sugar Plantation. To which is Added, the Practice of Training New Slaves. By J. B. Moreton, Esq. A New Edition |
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S to A Jamaica , and I presume an entire ftranger to the nature of that climate and the people thereof , 1 think it a duty incumbent on me to give you some instructions and advice respecting both ; I shall speak from experience , for I ...
S to A Jamaica , and I presume an entire ftranger to the nature of that climate and the people thereof , 1 think it a duty incumbent on me to give you some instructions and advice respecting both ; I shall speak from experience , for I ...
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As you probably , may call at Madiera , I will give you an idea of that small Inand by an extract from my journal . As soon as we came to anchor oppofite Madeira , à small African island , situated in about 320 , N. latitude and 160 ...
As you probably , may call at Madiera , I will give you an idea of that small Inand by an extract from my journal . As soon as we came to anchor oppofite Madeira , à small African island , situated in about 320 , N. latitude and 160 ...
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And surely it is a violation of the Almighty's command not to “ increase and multiply ; " for those who receive life should give life to others . I was hurt very much whenever I saw any of their bald - pated hypocritical guardians ...
And surely it is a violation of the Almighty's command not to “ increase and multiply ; " for those who receive life should give life to others . I was hurt very much whenever I saw any of their bald - pated hypocritical guardians ...
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... you wish to give a bottle amongst them , let it be done after some severe toil , or bad weather , having previously got the consent of the captain , or mate , least they get drunk and neglect their duty , and you should be blamed .
... you wish to give a bottle amongst them , let it be done after some severe toil , or bad weather , having previously got the consent of the captain , or mate , least they get drunk and neglect their duty , and you should be blamed .
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At night you will think the air is on fire , occasioned by a fort of insects called fire - fies , which sparkle like fire , a few of which , in the darkest room , give such light that you may read a book thereby ...
At night you will think the air is on fire , occasioned by a fort of insects called fire - fies , which sparkle like fire , a few of which , in the darkest room , give such light that you may read a book thereby ...
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