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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... Sir Edwin Sandys , the Puritan politician , represented the company . Sandys , one of the leading figures in the House of Commons , was a major investor in the Virginia Company and had involved himself in its affairs as far back as 1609 ...
... Sir Edwin Sandys , the Puritan politician , represented the company . Sandys , one of the leading figures in the House of Commons , was a major investor in the Virginia Company and had involved himself in its affairs as far back as 1609 ...
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... Sir Thomas Smythe was forced out as treasurer of the Virginia Company and replaced by Sir Edwin Sandys , who promised a new deal to everyone , investors and settlers . It is hard to fathom the relationship between Sir Edwin Sandys and Sir ...
... Sir Thomas Smythe was forced out as treasurer of the Virginia Company and replaced by Sir Edwin Sandys , who promised a new deal to everyone , investors and settlers . It is hard to fathom the relationship between Sir Edwin Sandys and Sir ...
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... Sir Edwin Sandys was as much to blame as anyone . It was on his instructions that those first shipments of women and children were marketed and sold at set prices . One can safely assume that transported convicts who were not put to ...
... Sir Edwin Sandys was as much to blame as anyone . It was on his instructions that those first shipments of women and children were marketed and sold at set prices . One can safely assume that transported convicts who were not put to ...
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