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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... headright . In Virginia , as we have seen , they were entitled to fifty acres but the first investors in Maryland ... headrights altogether for fear of running out of land . Those keen to cash in on such a profitable opportunity ...
... headright . In Virginia , as we have seen , they were entitled to fifty acres but the first investors in Maryland ... headrights altogether for fear of running out of land . Those keen to cash in on such a profitable opportunity ...
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... headright system . It was easy . Even the dead could qualify for a headright so long as they were on their way to the colony when they died or had once visited . This invited deception and corruption , and after Virginia became a Crown ...
... headright system . It was easy . Even the dead could qualify for a headright so long as they were on their way to the colony when they died or had once visited . This invited deception and corruption , and after Virginia became a Crown ...
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... headright for importing him . Later , during the English Civil War , young Lee was sent on a mission to Europe . He ... headrights , 1,900 acres , and never looked back . He rose to be magistrate , burgess , member of the ...
... headright for importing him . Later , during the English Civil War , young Lee was sent on a mission to Europe . He ... headrights , 1,900 acres , and never looked back . He rose to be magistrate , burgess , member of the ...
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