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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Mr. Orgill, the opinion of the Assembly is desired whether negroes in actual rebellion and not discovered by their … the Act appearing dubious. The House of opinion that such negroes ought not to be paid for by the public, to which the … parishes. Petition of Orgueil for satisfaction for some negroes executed for rebellion, read. The Governor's query to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of a general alarm. Ordered, that the tenth negro of all negroes in the island be employed on the fortifications, all … of duty on Madeira. Act to prevent Quakers bringing negroes to their meetings passed, also an Act for repairing … about on Saturday afternoons and Sundays to take up all negroes without tickets. That no merchant or other be forced …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… by the Commissary of the Admiralty of Holland touching negroes taken off Tobago by Captain Haddock, of the Quaker … be sent to Colonel Stapleton empowering him to take the negroes taken from Tobago by Captain Haddock, or the proceeds … sale, and detain them until the questions of right to the negroes and of salvage have been determined by the King. [ …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… children, hired servants, prentices, bought servants, and negroes; arranged in five columns, the householder and his … men 404, children, 402, white servants 412; Total; 1,220. Negroes 1,325. Jews are placed under a separate heading and … slaves of each. Total of owners 225; of servants 300; of negroes 3,746. Total acreage of the parish 3,746 acres. 1336. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and the fine levied by sale of eleven of petitioner's negroes at less than their value, whereby being unable to … value of 500 l. over and above the loss on the sale of the negroes. Petitioner then petitioned the Governor and Council … 28. The Assembly brought up a bill to secure possession of negroes and slaves. April 29. The bill brought up yesterday …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Act lately passed in Jamaica for regulation of negroes and the Order in Council of 12th November 1680. … of sugar. proposed a levy of 250,525 lb. on all dutiable negroes at 60 lb. a head, which makes 233,220 lb., the … returns. About nine years ago a ship with about a hundred negroes bound to Windward Islands was forced to Leeward, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… read. An exception as to Spanish ships trading for negroes ( see No. 120). Colonel Molesworth's letters of 30 … to be seized, excepting Spanish ships that come to buy negroes. [ Col. Entry Bk., Vol. XCVII., pp. 142, 143.] April … worth at least 400 l. more; the sale of Spurre's sloop and negroes makes at least 320 l. more. We hear strange reports …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… eight days, and from the proposal touching punishment of negroes. Petition of John Abbot, Coroner, for an annual … are duly exercised, and by constant guards and patrols the negroes and others, and in particular the transported rebels, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Acts for confirming bills and restraining the insolence of negroes read and passed. [ Col. Entry Bk., Vol. XLVIII., p. … for sundry payments on account of fortifications and of negroes executed, and for rebate of duties. Confirmation of … the operations of the parties against the rebellious negroes. They had marched through all the suspected district, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… for the people are poor and indebted, owing to loss of negroes and other servants by sickness, and of horses and …