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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... transportation as an act of royal mercy . The convicts were to be reprieved from death in exchange for accepting transportation . The Privy Council's decree read : Whereas it hath pleased his Majesty out of his singular clemency and ...
... transportation as an act of royal mercy . The convicts were to be reprieved from death in exchange for accepting transportation . The Privy Council's decree read : Whereas it hath pleased his Majesty out of his singular clemency and ...
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... transportation of the Irish began in the late 1640s and certainly reached a high level in 1652-3 , the years that ... transport to America 500 Irishmen . The licence was careful to point out that these unfortunates should be ...
... transportation of the Irish began in the late 1640s and certainly reached a high level in 1652-3 , the years that ... transport to America 500 Irishmen . The licence was careful to point out that these unfortunates should be ...
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... transportation . An Act of Parliament passed in 1717 transformed the situation . It was entitled ' An Act for the further preventing Robbery , Burglary , and other Felonies , and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons , and ...
... transportation . An Act of Parliament passed in 1717 transformed the situation . It was entitled ' An Act for the further preventing Robbery , Burglary , and other Felonies , and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons , and ...
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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