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 67
... most noble and clever ) ; Likewife Mr. Randum , a foolish young man , Monfieur Jaw , a brave count , but meagre and wan ; Mrs. Abraham's , a lady who feem'd very fick , And her hopeful fweet offspring , master Allick .
... most noble and clever ) ; Likewife Mr. Randum , a foolish young man , Monfieur Jaw , a brave count , but meagre and wan ; Mrs. Abraham's , a lady who feem'd very fick , And her hopeful fweet offspring , master Allick .
الصفحة 77
The vanity of female flaves is raised to an unbounded degree to be chofen objects of their master , ( for they call an attorney their mafter ) on which account they are often intolerable infolent to fubordinate white men : woe betide a ...
The vanity of female flaves is raised to an unbounded degree to be chofen objects of their master , ( for they call an attorney their mafter ) on which account they are often intolerable infolent to fubordinate white men : woe betide a ...
الصفحة 84
When the lift of flaves with their occupations and conditions was made out yearly , to be fent to their master in London , he was very particular in annexing fome degrading word to their names ; fuch as " old , infirm , lame ...
When the lift of flaves with their occupations and conditions was made out yearly , to be fent to their master in London , he was very particular in annexing fome degrading word to their names ; fuch as " old , infirm , lame ...
الصفحة 88
Overfeers endeavour to perfuade that it must be fo , and say that the West Indies would be of no use if severity was not exerted ; and many masters of naves entertain the fame notion , and have as little pity and regard for them as for ...
Overfeers endeavour to perfuade that it must be fo , and say that the West Indies would be of no use if severity was not exerted ; and many masters of naves entertain the fame notion , and have as little pity and regard for them as for ...
الصفحة 91
... acquired large properties ; it was not thought ftrange for convicts after fix or feven years bondage was over to enter into marriage G 2 with with their master's daughters , and thereby get poffeffion of IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS .
... acquired large properties ; it was not thought ftrange for convicts after fix or feven years bondage was over to enter into marriage G 2 with with their master's daughters , and thereby get poffeffion of IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS .
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