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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1678 April 1678 April 3. Port Royal. … nations, but few servants, much wanted, and but very few slaves. No persons to come from any place but according to … late years increased but not known how much; some few slaves brought from Barbadoes, most for provisions, sold at …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1679 April 1679 April 1. 951. The King … of the death of Herbert Jeffreys, Governor of Virginia, and has understood by their letter to Secretary Coventry that … sorts that are brought, and how invincible is the trouble, slavery and attendance to the planter to procure them after …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1680 April 1680 April 1. Barbadoes. … the first, children, hired servants, bought servants, and slaves forming the other four Total population; men 404, … parish of St. Michael's, with the acreage, servants and slaves of each. Total of owners 225; of servants 300; of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1682 April 1682 April 1. 456. Robert … brought up a bill to secure possession of negroes and slaves. April 29. The bill brought up yesterday to lie under … elected. Bill for securing the possession of negroes and slaves read a first time. April 29. Address to the Governor …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1684 April 1684 April 1. 1615. Journal … for examination of certificates, for apprehending runaway slaves. Order for a congratulatory address to the King on his … we have not confirmed the Act for the better ordering of slaves, in order to prevent the wanton killing of negroes; …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1685 April 1685 April 1. Whitehall. … the plantations. Copy. p. [ Col. Papers, Vol. LV., No. 83, and Col. Entry Bk., Vol. XCVII., p. 142.] April 1. Council … The same to be said of the Act for securing possession of slaves. The remainder approved. The Bishop of London's …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1686 April 1686 April 1. 616. Minutes … agreed to. The passage in his letter as to the stealing of slaves by Christopher Potter to be sent to the Commissioners … despatch respecting the stealing of two of the King's slaves by Christopher Potter ( see No. 536), that the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1688 April 1688 April 1. Whitehall. … five years past. Though guilty of no crime we are kept in slavery, and nightly return to prisons and loathsome … append particulars of the public lands and of the King's slaves. We repeat the presentments made in 1677 and 1681 as …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1689 April 1689 April 1. Hampton Court. … shall not complain of him, but the people are under great slavery through his avarice, which has not only destroyed … imposed and fall very heavily on individuals, whose slaves might be executed for a public example. Again if …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1692 April 1692 April 1. 2,148. Journal … Order for a bill to direct methods of prosecution of slaves, and to restrain the liberties granted by certain masters to their slaves. Resolved to address the Governor as to the incoming …