White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream Pub., 2007 - 320 pages "White cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Briatin's American colonies." "Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Jordan and Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule." --book jacket. |
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... Council . The act was a prelude to what was to come . Five years later , Popham drew up an Order in Council identifying those ' parts beyond the seas ' where England's unwanted could be dumped : ' Newfoundland , the East and West Indies ...
... Council . The act was a prelude to what was to come . Five years later , Popham drew up an Order in Council identifying those ' parts beyond the seas ' where England's unwanted could be dumped : ' Newfoundland , the East and West Indies ...
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... Council's decree read : Whereas it hath pleased his Majesty out of his singular clemency and mercy to take into his princely consideration the wretched estate of divers of his subjects who by the laws of the realm , are adjudged to die ...
... Council's decree read : Whereas it hath pleased his Majesty out of his singular clemency and mercy to take into his princely consideration the wretched estate of divers of his subjects who by the laws of the realm , are adjudged to die ...
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... Council of State issued a licence to one Sir John Clotworthy to transport to America 500 Irishmen . The licence was ... Council of State in England ordered that ' the governors of the precincts be authorised to transport 8,000 ...
... Council of State issued a licence to one Sir John Clotworthy to transport to America 500 Irishmen . The licence was ... Council of State in England ordered that ' the governors of the precincts be authorised to transport 8,000 ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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acres Africans Algonquin America Annesley arrived Barbados became began Berkeley Hundred black slaves bondage boys Bradnox Bridewell British Captain Carolina CHAPTER Charles Charles Keeling Chesapeake Christopher claimed colonists colony convicts Coopy court death died Elizabeth emigrants England English enslaved felons followed forced free-willers freedom gaols George Gilbert gold Governor headright headright system History Humphrey Gilbert hundred indentured servants Ireland Irish island James Jamestown kidnapped King labour land later lives London Lord Maryland master merchants Mittelberger months murder Native Americans Negroes numbers Palatines Pennsylvania plantation planters poor Popham Popham colony prisoners Privy Council punishment Queen Raleigh rebellion rebels records reported returned Richard River Robert runaway sailed Scotland Scots sell sent servitude settlement settlers seventeenth century ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Thomas Smythe slavery Smith sold Spanish spirit story sugar tobacco took trade transportation Virginia Company voyage whipping white servants William Williamson women wrote young