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 I understand you intend to go shortly to Jamaica , and I presume an entire stranger to the nature of that climate and the people thereof , I think it a duty incumbent on me to give you some instructions and advice respecting both ...
S I understand you intend to go shortly to Jamaica , and I presume an entire stranger to the nature of that climate and the people thereof , I think it a duty incumbent on me to give you some instructions and advice respecting both ...
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1 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 opposite Madeira , a small African island , situated in about 32o , N. latitude and 160 ...
1 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 opposite Madeira , a small African island , situated in about 32o , 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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... or six gallons of rum more than your sea - stock for that day , and to take about ten gallons more to distribute occasionally to the sailors ; it is the only way to gain their affeclions ; but observe , whenever you wish to give ...
... or six gallons of rum more than your sea - stock for that day , and to take about ten gallons more to distribute occasionally to the sailors ; it is the only way to gain their affeclions ; but observe , whenever you wish to give ...
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At night you will think the air is on fire , occasioned by a sort 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 sort 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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