White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream, 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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... give bequeath and make over unto my children Agnes and Francis my plantation with all . . . my servants , goods and moneys whatsoever . ' Will of Abraham Coombs , St Mry'd County , Maryland , 26 December 1684 : ' I give and bequeath to ...
... give bequeath and make over unto my children Agnes and Francis my plantation with all . . . my servants , goods and moneys whatsoever . ' Will of Abraham Coombs , St Mry'd County , Maryland , 26 December 1684 : ' I give and bequeath to ...
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... give the bare bones and say that this rising was of much more consequence than that of thirty years before . For a start , unlike the Old Pretender , the Young Pretender turned up to lead his armies , arriving in Scotland in July 1745 ...
... give the bare bones and say that this rising was of much more consequence than that of thirty years before . For a start , unlike the Old Pretender , the Young Pretender turned up to lead his armies , arriving in Scotland in July 1745 ...
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... give a security of £ 100 for each convict sold and buyers to lodge a £ 10 bond for their purchase's good behaviour . This , too , was vetoed by the Privy Council , so Virginia's leaders temporised , arguing that if convicts must come ...
... give a security of £ 100 for each convict sold and buyers to lodge a £ 10 bond for their purchase's good behaviour . This , too , was vetoed by the Privy Council , so Virginia's leaders temporised , arguing that if convicts must come ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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