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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... serve on his contract . The good doctor insisted that the young widow serve out that time with him . In 1624 , she appealed to the company for her freedom , describing the ten months she had so far served Pott as ' differ [ ing ] not ...
... serve on his contract . The good doctor insisted that the young widow serve out that time with him . In 1624 , she appealed to the company for her freedom , describing the ten months she had so far served Pott as ' differ [ ing ] not ...
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... serve ' at 1,200 pounds of tobacco . ' One grey mare ' was valued at 2,000 pounds . Elias Edmond's estate in 1664 listed ' a maid servant to serve eight months ' as worth 600 pounds of tobacco , half as much as the value put on a bed ...
... serve ' at 1,200 pounds of tobacco . ' One grey mare ' was valued at 2,000 pounds . Elias Edmond's estate in 1664 listed ' a maid servant to serve eight months ' as worth 600 pounds of tobacco , half as much as the value put on a bed ...
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... serve the seven years . • They turned down the appeal for freedom by Francis and Thomas Brooke , who served an agreed term of four years only to be sold for another four . Inexplicably , they were ordered ' to return again ' to their ...
... serve the seven years . • They turned down the appeal for freedom by Francis and Thomas Brooke , who served an agreed term of four years only to be sold for another four . Inexplicably , they were ordered ' to return again ' to their ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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