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 73
... in Europe to check the attorney's proceedings ; for the attornies appoint both managers and overfeers , and discharge them at pleasure . F ' An An attorney commonly fupplies himself and friends with horfes , IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS . 73.
... in Europe to check the attorney's proceedings ; for the attornies appoint both managers and overfeers , and discharge them at pleasure . F ' An An attorney commonly fupplies himself and friends with horfes , IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS . 73.
الصفحة 79
... Overfeer's Deputies are called Book - keepers ; and in the Windward Islands Overfeer's or Negro- Drivers ; however , when I have occafion to fpeak of either in future , I fhall call them overfeers and book - keepers . Overfeers all over ...
... Overfeer's Deputies are called Book - keepers ; and in the Windward Islands Overfeer's or Negro- Drivers ; however , when I have occafion to fpeak of either in future , I fhall call them overfeers and book - keepers . Overfeers all over ...
الصفحة 86
... overfeers who accumulated very rapidly large properties by retailing rum and ftock for the ufe of the proprietors , and yet to fupport tolerable good characters , because their villainy was not detected .. I must not omit to mention a ...
... overfeers who accumulated very rapidly large properties by retailing rum and ftock for the ufe of the proprietors , and yet to fupport tolerable good characters , because their villainy was not detected .. I must not omit to mention a ...
الصفحة 87
... overfeer , whofe name was Fungee , thus : " Mr. Fungee , I find you are very induftri- ous ; you certainly have uncommon abilities , and will make a fine crop of corn to pamper ... overfeers to mix the weak IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS . 87.
... overfeer , whofe name was Fungee , thus : " Mr. Fungee , I find you are very induftri- ous ; you certainly have uncommon abilities , and will make a fine crop of corn to pamper ... overfeers to mix the weak IN THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS . 87.
الصفحة 88
... overfeers deferve not the name of men ; they are as bad as hangmen ; bar- barous as hottentots , with favage fouls . Overfeers endeavour to perfuade that it must be so , and say that the West Indies would be of no use if feverity was ...
... overfeers deferve not the name of men ; they are as bad as hangmen ; bar- barous as hottentots , with favage fouls . Overfeers endeavour to perfuade that it must be so , and say that the West Indies would be of no use if feverity was ...
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