A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies: During the Transition from Slavery to Apprenticeship; with Incidental Notice of the State of Society, Prospects, and Natural Resources of Jamaica and Other Islands, 2 tomasCarey, Lea and Blanchard, 1835 |
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27 psl.
... considered hostile to the interests of the proprietors : it is to me , however , of more importance to state what I believe to be the truth , that is advanta- geous to be made known , than to court any favour I might gain , by lulling a ...
... considered hostile to the interests of the proprietors : it is to me , however , of more importance to state what I believe to be the truth , that is advanta- geous to be made known , than to court any favour I might gain , by lulling a ...
41 psl.
... considered as wholly abandoned , -that of indigo , cot- ton , and cocoa . In 1774 , the export of indigo from Ja- maica was 141,400 lbs .: at the present time , not a pound of this valuable commodity is exported from the colony . In ...
... considered as wholly abandoned , -that of indigo , cot- ton , and cocoa . In 1774 , the export of indigo from Ja- maica was 141,400 lbs .: at the present time , not a pound of this valuable commodity is exported from the colony . In ...
44 psl.
... considered in the British market inferior in quality to that of any other of the West India Islands ; it fetched a lower price , by twenty - five or thirty per cent . , than the cotton pro- duced in other islands . This arose from ...
... considered in the British market inferior in quality to that of any other of the West India Islands ; it fetched a lower price , by twenty - five or thirty per cent . , than the cotton pro- duced in other islands . This arose from ...
48 psl.
... considered Father Acosta was in the right of regarding cocoa as " a Mexican superstition , " ( una supersticion , ) which a British people could not be made to pay too dear for . ઃઃ The cocoa is much subject to injury from insects ...
... considered Father Acosta was in the right of regarding cocoa as " a Mexican superstition , " ( una supersticion , ) which a British people could not be made to pay too dear for . ઃઃ The cocoa is much subject to injury from insects ...
55 psl.
... considered would act as a counter - poison . After all this , the pa- tient was very near losing his life ; and it was with great difficulty that he escaped , after being four entire months without being able to use his pen , so weak ...
... considered would act as a counter - poison . After all this , the pa- tient was very near losing his life ; and it was with great difficulty that he escaped , after being four entire months without being able to use his pen , so weak ...
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A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies, During the Transition ..., 2 tomas Richard Robert Madden Visos knygos peržiūra - 1835 |
A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies, During the Transition ..., 2 tomas Richard Robert Madden Visos knygos peržiūra - 1835 |
A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies– During the Transition ..., 2 tomas Richard Robert Madden Visos knygos peržiūra - 1835 |
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Abolition Act Abon Becr advantage African allowances apprenticed labourer apprentices apprenticeship attorney Attorney-General August authority believe Bolivar British buckra called character Christian clause colonies conduct court cultivation dear Sir duties Edward Donlan effect England estates evidence favour feelings friends gentleman give Gounah Governor groes guaco House of Assembly human Indians island Jamaica jury King Kingston liberty Manchester parish Mandingo manumission martial law massa master ment nature neger negroes neral never obeah occasion opinion overseer owner parish person plant plantations planters poison poor Port Royal practised present produce proprietor proved punishment R. R. M. LETTER racter rebellion sanction sent servant slavery slaves SLIGO special justice Special Magistrate spirit taken thing tice Timbuctoo tion tivation told venom violence wages West Indies words yellow fever
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69 psl. - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog...
106 psl. - I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free': Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
87 psl. - We cannot allow the colonies to check, or discourage in any degree, a traffic so beneficial to the nation.
109 psl. - And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
109 psl. - Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee : he shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
46 psl. - I love to dwell on these details of Colonial industry, " because they prove to the inhabitants of Europe, " what to the enlightened inhabitants of the Colonies " has long ceased to be doubtful, that the Continent of " Spanish America can produce Sugar and Indigo by " free hands, and that the unhappy slaves are capable " of becoming peasants, farmers, and landholders.
83 psl. - But if you will not comply, or maliciously delay to obey my injunction, then, with the help of God, I will enter your country by force, I will carry on war against you with the utmost violence, I will subject you to the yoke of obedience to the Church and King, I will take your wives and children, and will make them slaves, and sell or dispose...
120 psl. - It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
92 psl. - The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law...
180 psl. - Justice, and he is hereby required, on behalf of any such Child, to execute an Indenture of Apprenticeship, thereby binding such Child as an apprenticed Labourer to the Person or Persons entitled to the Services of the Mother of such Child...