Slavery.- Slaves. Protectors of Slaves Reports; Demerara, Berbice, Trinidad, St Lucia, Cape of Good
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Slavery.- Slaves. Protectors of Slaves Reports; Demerara, Berbice, Trinidad, St Lucia, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, vol. XV, original cloth, paper label to spine, surface soiling, one or two small stains or manuscript markings, folio, ex-libris Home Office, 1830-31.
⁂ Amazingly detailed reports from the officials appointed by the British government to monitor the conditions and treatment of slaves in each colony, and to serve as a point to collect and relay details of grievances. Contains a wealth of detail on individual plantations and indeed individual slaves and their punishments. Parliamentary papers prior to 1835, when they were made more generally available, are scarce.
⁂ Amazingly detailed reports from the officials appointed by the British government to monitor the conditions and treatment of slaves in each colony, and to serve as a point to collect and relay details of grievances. Contains a wealth of detail on individual plantations and indeed individual slaves and their punishments. Parliamentary papers prior to 1835, when they were made more generally available, are scarce.
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Slavery.- Slaves. Protectors of Slaves Reports; Demerara, Berbice, Trinidad, St Lucia, Cape of Good
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