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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to the Governor of Martinico, to demand their [ Runaway] negroes which letter you are to send by a Messenger of your … entituled an Act for the better ordering and governing of negroes and all other slaves etc., and very great and … at present be in no real danger from the great number of negroes, that you wou'd repeal the said Act, and in lieu …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… actually resideing on the Island are only to be allowed 24 negroes young and old to a deficiency. The mony ariseing by … the payment of parties to suppress rebellious and runaway negroes, 1400 l. to Mr. Cardiff for the payment of his sloop … who was killed in pursuit of the rebellious and runaway negroes, and 10 l. a year to each of the children of Joseph …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… London mercht., and Othniel Haggat did purchase a cargo of negroes and flower to be sent to the French Islands from … to the French Islands to about the value of 3000 in negroes and other merchandize. About 30 of the said negroes were refuse negroes from the Governour's plantation, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… being at their posts; they steal and carry away our negroes, and put prohibited goods on shoar, all my care to … are 124 whites, of which 28 able to bear arms, and about 5 negroes. On Ilathera there are 150 whites, of which 56 fit to bear arms, 34 negroes whereof 23 able to bear arms. On Cat Island there are …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Dec. 5, 1722. Same endorsement. 1 p. 427. xiv. List of negroes etc. taken to St. Augustine. Duplicate of C.S.P. Dec. … according to the acct. here given you. Two of the three negroes demanded in the 4th Article, I am informed did belong …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… be employ'd towards the suppressing of the rebellious negroes. And as the Commadore upon my application has readily … of that latitude for they us'd to land all their negroes brought in here for refreshment, which infected the … and provision for parties sent against the rebellious negroes and an Act for improving the collection of private …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… General of H.M. Customs, to transmit me a list of all the negroes imported from Dec. 1721 etc., but as yet I have … etc. Your Lordships may please to observe that tho' 5600 negroes are a prodigious number to be imported into so small … past: yet from 1721 to 1723 there has been at least 1,000 negroes more imported from St. Eustatia, etc. But as the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… who use all their arts to gain the Indians and negroes. Proposes that the English should have some … method. Were they to do it openly and by force, the negroes and Indians would obstruct them, as they have … town and a Mass house; that there are a great many free negroes and Indians on the Island and the French are daily …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… accounts to Dec. 25, 1727. Continues :There has been more negroes imported this last year then in ten years before. I … Guadeloupe that one Molineux of Montserrat had detained 14 negroes of his, who had run away. Continues :Lt. Govr. George … me answer, that he was informed, but could not prove, the negroes were in the possession of Mr. Molineux etc. The …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… law, 2 Acts of Nevis, 1728 (i) for raising a poll tax on negroes etc., and (ii) for providing a house and settling 500 …