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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... known as the London Company , and later the Virginia Company . The key post of treasurer of the company , equivalent to managing director , was taken by Sir Thomas Smythe . Sir John Popham was the principal investor in the second ...
... known as the London Company , and later the Virginia Company . The key post of treasurer of the company , equivalent to managing director , was taken by Sir Thomas Smythe . Sir John Popham was the principal investor in the second ...
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... known as Jamestown . The site proved anything but ideal . The fragility of the project was swiftly brought home to them - or should have been . Having picked the site for their fort , the most capable leaders , Gosnold and Newport ...
... known as Jamestown . The site proved anything but ideal . The fragility of the project was swiftly brought home to them - or should have been . Having picked the site for their fort , the most capable leaders , Gosnold and Newport ...
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... known that he regarded support for this Irish project as a patriotic obligation . Smythe , therefore , had an uphill struggle . His own livery company , the Skinners , bought only £ 62 of shares . The Fishmongers ' offer was so paltry ...
... known that he regarded support for this Irish project as a patriotic obligation . Smythe , therefore , had an uphill struggle . His own livery company , the Skinners , bought only £ 62 of shares . The Fishmongers ' offer was so paltry ...
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