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 EditionJ. Parsons; W. Richardson; H. Gardner; and J. Walter, 1793 - 192 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 89
... fubjects of the planting herd . The life of an overfeer is by no means a life of ease or content ; though he may at times indulge himself in every vicious practice , yet , while he fits an hour extraordinary after dinner with his ...
... fubjects of the planting herd . The life of an overfeer is by no means a life of ease or content ; though he may at times indulge himself in every vicious practice , yet , while he fits an hour extraordinary after dinner with his ...
الصفحة 103
... fubjects and people , both rich and poor , without favour or affection , hatred or malice , or having regard to any ... fubject , the meaneft as well as the greateft , has an equal right to justice . Juftice fhould not be bought or ...
... fubjects and people , both rich and poor , without favour or affection , hatred or malice , or having regard to any ... fubject , the meaneft as well as the greateft , has an equal right to justice . Juftice fhould not be bought or ...
الصفحة 133
... The most confiderable number of free blacks are king Cudjoe's fubjects : I once had occafion to cross the island , and called at that fable mo- narch's ; narch's ; he lives in a fnug little house , IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS . 133.
... The most confiderable number of free blacks are king Cudjoe's fubjects : I once had occafion to cross the island , and called at that fable mo- narch's ; narch's ; he lives in a fnug little house , IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS . 133.
الصفحة 134
... fub- jects , commanded by his brother , Captain Davy ; that they cleared odd fpots of woodland , planted plenty of corn and other provifions , raised small ftock , killed wild cattle , fwine , & c . " I have brandy , rum and porter ...
... fub- jects , commanded by his brother , Captain Davy ; that they cleared odd fpots of woodland , planted plenty of corn and other provifions , raised small ftock , killed wild cattle , fwine , & c . " I have brandy , rum and porter ...
الصفحة 135
... fubjects . Dif- ferent parties of them traverse the island , and go armed ; they take up runaway negroes and bring them to their masters , for every one of which they are paid at a certain rate per mile . When king Cudjo dies , his ...
... fubjects . Dif- ferent parties of them traverse the island , and go armed ; they take up runaway negroes and bring them to their masters , for every one of which they are paid at a certain rate per mile . When king Cudjo dies , his ...
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