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 65
... almost all the coin , fo that every unmilled piece of gold is weighed and wrapped in paper , with the weight and value endorfed ; -hear what Jeremiah fays of them : " For every one , from the leaft even unto the " greateft , is given to ...
... almost all the coin , fo that every unmilled piece of gold is weighed and wrapped in paper , with the weight and value endorfed ; -hear what Jeremiah fays of them : " For every one , from the leaft even unto the " greateft , is given to ...
الصفحة 98
... one time or another he will be a mer- chant ; well knowing that almost every Weft - In- dia merchant was nothing better originally than a clerk , a clerk , therefore they wear fine waistcoats and florentine 98 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.
... one time or another he will be a mer- chant ; well knowing that almost every Weft - In- dia merchant was nothing better originally than a clerk , a clerk , therefore they wear fine waistcoats and florentine 98 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.
الصفحة 106
... almost daily in rotation , and roves with as much ease and dignity as a plenipotentiary through raptures of delight , and enjoys happi- nefs as he likes it . When pepper - pot and wine his blood alarms , He takes a quashiba unto his ...
... almost daily in rotation , and roves with as much ease and dignity as a plenipotentiary through raptures of delight , and enjoys happi- nefs as he likes it . When pepper - pot and wine his blood alarms , He takes a quashiba unto his ...
الصفحة 130
... almost impof- fible for any young man , though ever fo prudent , to live amongst them for any length of time , without having unlawful connections with them : they have too many alluring temptations to lead men aftray ; nay , was it ...
... almost impof- fible for any young man , though ever fo prudent , to live amongst them for any length of time , without having unlawful connections with them : they have too many alluring temptations to lead men aftray ; nay , was it ...
الصفحة 133
... almost nightly , they boafted of their amours , and gloriously exulted in their wickedness . There are many free black men and women all over the island , fome of whom have flaves and plantations , and live very comfortable and hap- py ...
... almost nightly , they boafted of their amours , and gloriously exulted in their wickedness . There are many free black men and women all over the island , fome of whom have flaves and plantations , and live very comfortable and hap- py ...
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