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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... 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 my ...
... 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 my ...
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... give them bread until they could grow it themselves . " To the impoverished villagers , it seemed miraculous . They could sell up and sail to a new life , guaranteed by the Queen of England , no less . If only it had been that simple ...
... give them bread until they could grow it themselves . " To the impoverished villagers , it seemed miraculous . They could sell up and sail to a new life , guaranteed by the Queen of England , no less . If only it had been that simple ...
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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 ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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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