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, Volume 2Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1835 |
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Pagina v
... wages from his own sister- " Sacred rights " -Restitution of Nature's rights LETTER XXXI . TO J. BUCKINGHAM , ESQ . , M. P. 108 The scheriffe of Timbuctoo - Application for his liberty- The manumission - His history 121 LETTER XXXII ...
... wages from his own sister- " Sacred rights " -Restitution of Nature's rights LETTER XXXI . TO J. BUCKINGHAM , ESQ . , M. P. 108 The scheriffe of Timbuctoo - Application for his liberty- The manumission - His history 121 LETTER XXXII ...
Pagina 46
... wages , but they will not work without wages ; they think they have done so too long . I cannot understand - it is utterly beyond my com- prehension to conceive , what good is expected to arise from the fierce spirit of animosity that ...
... wages , but they will not work without wages ; they think they have done so too long . I cannot understand - it is utterly beyond my com- prehension to conceive , what good is expected to arise from the fierce spirit of animosity that ...
Pagina 117
... wages ; it turned out that these wages were de- manded from his own son , his child by one of his ne- gro slaves . I referred the disgusting claim to the higher authorities , for I confess I was unwilling to be- lieve that the rights of ...
... wages ; it turned out that these wages were de- manded from his own son , his child by one of his ne- gro slaves . I referred the disgusting claim to the higher authorities , for I confess I was unwilling to be- lieve that the rights of ...
Pagina 118
... wages of a son's slavery , but , in amount , the lowest sum I had ever ordered . A free black came before me to claim the services of a runaway slave and her four children , who had been absent from hith many months . I had them taken ...
... wages of a son's slavery , but , in amount , the lowest sum I had ever ordered . A free black came before me to claim the services of a runaway slave and her four children , who had been absent from hith many months . I had them taken ...
Pagina 150
... wages or employment for them greater than in the country , the value of their services is consequently so much proportionally abridged , and , therefore , my ave- rage valuations have been about £ 25 . It is needless to say any thing of ...
... wages or employment for them greater than in the country , the value of their services is consequently so much proportionally abridged , and , therefore , my ave- rage valuations have been about £ 25 . It is needless to say any thing of ...
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A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies, During the ..., Volume 2 Richard Robert Madden Volledige weergave - 1835 |
A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies, During the ..., Volume 2 Richard Robert Madden Volledige weergave - 1835 |
A Twelvemonth's Residence in the West Indies: During the ..., Volume 2 Richard Robert Madden Volledige weergave - 1835 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 69 - 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...
Pagina 106 - 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.
Pagina 87 - We cannot allow the colonies to check, or discourage in any degree, a traffic so beneficial to the nation.
Pagina 109 - 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.
Pagina 109 - 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.
Pagina 46 - 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.
Pagina 83 - 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...
Pagina 120 - 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.
Pagina 92 - 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...
Pagina 180 - 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...