A Practical View of the Present State of Slavery in the West Indies, Or, An Examination of Mr. Stephen's "Slavery of the British West India Colonies": Containing More Particularly an Account of the Actual Condition of the Negroes in Jamaica : with Observations on the Decrease of the Slaves Since the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and on the Probable Effects of Legislative Emancipation : Also, Strictures on the Edinburgh Review, and on the Pamphlets of Mr. Cooper and Mr. Bickell |
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Page 13
... and * Since this was written , I have read Mr. De la Beche's pamphlet , who mentions having seen the same thing in a different part of the island . Origin of Sla- very in the co- lonies , and Amusements of the Slaves . 13.
... and * Since this was written , I have read Mr. De la Beche's pamphlet , who mentions having seen the same thing in a different part of the island . Origin of Sla- very in the co- lonies , and Amusements of the Slaves . 13.
Page 18
... through the governor of that island , who sent for the assem- bly , and told them , that con- sistently with his instructions , he could not give his assent : upon which the bill was drop- ped . 18 Origin of slavery in the colonies , and.
... through the governor of that island , who sent for the assem- bly , and told them , that con- sistently with his instructions , he could not give his assent : upon which the bill was drop- ped . 18 Origin of slavery in the colonies , and.
Page 31
... island of Bar- badoes , by which the murder of a slave subjected the perpetrator to only a small fine ; and , com- menting on the words of the act by which that law was repealed , and which are not perhaps the fittest that might have ...
... island of Bar- badoes , by which the murder of a slave subjected the perpetrator to only a small fine ; and , com- menting on the words of the act by which that law was repealed , and which are not perhaps the fittest that might have ...
Page 55
... island or territory ? Or , if he ever heard of the wife and husband being sold to different masters in different counties in that island ? Not only are families sold together , but in ge- neral allowed to choose a master for themselves ...
... island or territory ? Or , if he ever heard of the wife and husband being sold to different masters in different counties in that island ? Not only are families sold together , but in ge- neral allowed to choose a master for themselves ...
Page 65
... islands to a more fertile soil . p . 81 , 82. To such removals F . Removal of Slaves from one island to another . 6 " I believe they are no longer subject ; Removal of slaves from one island to another . 65.
... islands to a more fertile soil . p . 81 , 82. To such removals F . Removal of Slaves from one island to another . 6 " I believe they are no longer subject ; Removal of slaves from one island to another . 65.
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