The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade: Ancient and Modern; the Forms of Slavery that Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and Rome, the African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States. Compiled from Authentic Materials, by W. O. Blake |
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Page 56
... claim of creditors on the slave's peculium , the debt of the slave to the master was first taken into the account , and deducted from the peculium . The master was only bound by the acts and dealings of the slave , when the slave was ...
... claim of creditors on the slave's peculium , the debt of the slave to the master was first taken into the account , and deducted from the peculium . The master was only bound by the acts and dealings of the slave , when the slave was ...
Page 59
... claims sympathy ; he is so abject , that often even the slave despises him . The slave - holder is the competitor of the free laborer , and by the lease of slaves , takes the bread from his mouth . The wealthy Cras- sus , the richest ...
... claims sympathy ; he is so abject , that often even the slave despises him . The slave - holder is the competitor of the free laborer , and by the lease of slaves , takes the bread from his mouth . The wealthy Cras- sus , the richest ...
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... claims by martial law . The town of Salamis , in the isle of Cyprus , owed him money on the terms we have mentioned . He caused the members of its bankrupt municipal government to be confined in their town - hall , in the hope that ...
... claims by martial law . The town of Salamis , in the isle of Cyprus , owed him money on the terms we have mentioned . He caused the members of its bankrupt municipal government to be confined in their town - hall , in the hope that ...
Page 79
... claiming the right of maintaining constant war with all Christian na- tions that did not conciliate them by tribute and treaties . When a European consul arrived at Algiers , he always carried a large present to the dey , and as the ...
... claiming the right of maintaining constant war with all Christian na- tions that did not conciliate them by tribute and treaties . When a European consul arrived at Algiers , he always carried a large present to the dey , and as the ...
Page 82
... to the court - yard of his palace , where the European consuls attended to claim any of their countrymen who might be considered free in accordance with the terms of previous treaties . In many instances , however 82 CHRISTIAN SLAVERY.
... to the court - yard of his palace , where the European consuls attended to claim any of their countrymen who might be considered free in accordance with the terms of previous treaties . In many instances , however 82 CHRISTIAN SLAVERY.
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