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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الصفحة 43
... when part of the field is thus lined , the negroes set in between the pegs ( each
pair having an equal talk of seven or eight feet ) , and dig the earth about eight or
nine inches deep till they form an even pretty bank from one end to the other ...
... when part of the field is thus lined , the negroes set in between the pegs ( each
pair having an equal talk of seven or eight feet ) , and dig the earth about eight or
nine inches deep till they form an even pretty bank from one end to the other ...
الصفحة 94
The first charge a book - keeper gets is that of the sheep , goats , swine , and
poultry ( called the small stock ) with the keys of the corn , and other stores ; he
must be very particular in getting up early every morning to hasten to the field to
call ...
The first charge a book - keeper gets is that of the sheep , goats , swine , and
poultry ( called the small stock ) with the keys of the corn , and other stores ; he
must be very particular in getting up early every morning to hasten to the field to
call ...
الصفحة 146
As soon as they come into the field , they deliver to the cooks each a small
earthen or metal pot and calabash , with something or other to prepare for
breakfast ( there are commonly two or three invalid women appointed for cooks ,
and to carry ...
As soon as they come into the field , they deliver to the cooks each a small
earthen or metal pot and calabash , with something or other to prepare for
breakfast ( there are commonly two or three invalid women appointed for cooks ,
and to carry ...
الصفحة 152
The women , when pregnant , work in the fields till a few days before they lie - in ;
( for work , if moderate , is ... backs , to which they are tied with handkerchiefs ;
and when they are weary of their burthens , lay them on sheep - skins in the field .
The women , when pregnant , work in the fields till a few days before they lie - in ;
( for work , if moderate , is ... backs , to which they are tied with handkerchiefs ;
and when they are weary of their burthens , lay them on sheep - skins in the field .
الصفحة 176
... the largest field for cheating . When gamblers are not in conjunction , they
purchase packs of cards , and prepare false dice , which they manage with great
dexterity or Neight of hand . They , in private , put private marks upon the cards
and ...
... the largest field for cheating . When gamblers are not in conjunction , they
purchase packs of cards , and prepare false dice , which they manage with great
dexterity or Neight of hand . They , in private , put private marks upon the cards
and ...
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| العنوان | 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 Eighteenth century 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, J. B. Moreton |
| المؤلف | J. B. Moreton |
| الناشر | J. Parsons; W. Richardson; H. Gardner; and J. Walter, 1793 |
| أصلي من | جامعة أوكسفورد |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 8 أيار (مايو) 2009 |
| عدد الصفحات | 192 من الصفحات |
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