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 58
... means equal to the rifque he runs of hurricanes , droughts , & c . & c . ; fo that in my humble opinion , a fugar plantation should be no defirable object for a man to seek after . Any man with four or five thousand pounds may get ...
... means equal to the rifque he runs of hurricanes , droughts , & c . & c . ; fo that in my humble opinion , a fugar plantation should be no defirable object for a man to seek after . Any man with four or five thousand pounds may get ...
الصفحة 60
... means to enrich themselves ; I muft obferve that all ranks and denominations of people are more friendly , kindly , and hofpitable , than in colder countries . I believe warm climates expand the heart with liberal liberal and generous ...
... means to enrich themselves ; I muft obferve that all ranks and denominations of people are more friendly , kindly , and hofpitable , than in colder countries . I believe warm climates expand the heart with liberal liberal and generous ...
الصفحة 61
... mean manœuvre , after he had collected them all together , in remaining behind ; his com- bination with griping ... means they died like rotten fheep at St. Juan , and were fo fickly at the laft , that they were not able to bury ...
... mean manœuvre , after he had collected them all together , in remaining behind ; his com- bination with griping ... means they died like rotten fheep at St. Juan , and were fo fickly at the laft , that they were not able to bury ...
الصفحة 65
... means to impofe upon Chriftians ; even their children are trained to villainy , keep pedling stands in the ftreets from morning until night , and are keen , cunning little fharpers . Ever fince the murdering of God Almighty , they are ...
... means to impofe upon Chriftians ; even their children are trained to villainy , keep pedling stands in the ftreets from morning until night , and are keen , cunning little fharpers . Ever fince the murdering of God Almighty , they are ...
الصفحة 66
... mean upon planting , and some trash of damaged her- rings , and other faltfish , until they get independent in the world . Although Jews are not permitted to reprenfent in affembly , nor to hold any public offices under government , yet ...
... mean upon planting , and some trash of damaged her- rings , and other faltfish , until they get independent in the world . Although Jews are not permitted to reprenfent in affembly , nor to hold any public offices under government , yet ...
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affift alfo almoſt attend attorney bafe becauſe beſt book-keepers buſineſs cafe canes cattle Chriftian commonly confequence corn cowfkin hero Creole diſeaſes drink eftate eſtate expence faid falary falt fame feven feveral fhall fhew fhould fickly filk filly finging fkimmings flaves fmall fome fomething fometimes fond foon friends ftrength ftrong fubjects fuch fufficient fugar Fungee fuppofe fupport fweet gentlemen grafs Great-Britain himſelf hogfheads honeft horfes houfe houſe hundred iſland Jamaica juftice keep laft leaft leaſt liquor maffa mafter mauby merchants mifs moft Mongrel Montego Bay morning moſt muft Mulatto muſt neceffary negroes never night obferve occafions overfeers paffing paffions perfon plantation planter pleafing pleaſe poffible poor puncheon Quadroon reſpect ſay ſeveral ſhall ſmall ſome ſpeak ſtock ſtores ſuch tajo thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand uſe Weft wenches Weſt Indies whilft wine women young yourſelf