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 69
... shillings . Six of these serve a man for a day ; consequently , he obtains what constitutes the staff of life , at three pence per day . Edoes and sweet potatoes are yet cheaper , being sold at half a dollar , or about two shillings the ...
... shillings . Six of these serve a man for a day ; consequently , he obtains what constitutes the staff of life , at three pence per day . Edoes and sweet potatoes are yet cheaper , being sold at half a dollar , or about two shillings the ...
Page 203
... shillings at a court of requests in this country ! ' p . 317 . Having thus conjured up a case of fanciful and frightful oppression , he proceeds : - ' Great and obvious are the dangers which may arise to inno- cent men , from ...
... shillings at a court of requests in this country ! ' p . 317 . Having thus conjured up a case of fanciful and frightful oppression , he proceeds : - ' Great and obvious are the dangers which may arise to inno- cent men , from ...
Page 324
... shillings , will purchase from sixty to seventy crabs ; and two of these , eaten with plantains or yams , make an ex- cellent meal . I have seen upwards of a hundred negroes pass my house in an evening , and return with their baskets on ...
... shillings , will purchase from sixty to seventy crabs ; and two of these , eaten with plantains or yams , make an ex- cellent meal . I have seen upwards of a hundred negroes pass my house in an evening , and return with their baskets on ...
Page 357
... shillings higher in 1822 than at present , and that some credit was given by foreign mer- chants for goods imported . This , however , is not material : there are points of more importance which claim our attention . That the statement ...
... shillings higher in 1822 than at present , and that some credit was given by foreign mer- chants for goods imported . This , however , is not material : there are points of more importance which claim our attention . That the statement ...
Page 359
... shillings and five pence ! No statement so conclu- sive as to the indolence , the poverty , and wretch- edness of the blacks in St. Domingo , was ever before given to the world . They may exist - Effects of Negro Emancipation in St ...
... shillings and five pence ! No statement so conclu- sive as to the indolence , the poverty , and wretch- edness of the blacks in St. Domingo , was ever before given to the world . They may exist - Effects of Negro Emancipation in St ...
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African allowed appear Assembly assize courts attend authority aforesaid Bickell British canes charge churchwardens clause colonists colour committed complaint conviction crime cultivate custos death duty Edinburgh Review emancipation England English evidence exceeding free persons freedom further enacted gaol give hard labour hereby important Indies island Jamaica Joseph Boyden jury land magistrates manner manumission master means ment mother country mulatto negroes never notice oath obeah offence oppression overseer owner paid parish peace penalty person or persons plantation planters population ports possession possessor pounds present Price produce proprietor provost marshal punishment purchase quarter sessions receive religion runaway says sentence shew ships slave code slave law slave or slaves slavery sold special slave court Stephen suffer sugar thereof thing three justices tion trade transportation trial vessels vestry warrant West India whipping white person workhouse workhouse-keeper