A Collection of Plain Authentic Documents, in Justification of the Conduct of Governor Ainslie: In the Reduction of a Most Formidable Rebellion Among the Negro Slaves in the Island of Dominica, at a Crisis of the Most Imminent Danger to the Lives and Properties of the Inhabitants |
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Page 18 - Hampshire, within Her Majesty's Sovereignty, having made application to his Excellency, Joseph Dudley, Esq., Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the said Provinces, that the troubles which we have unhappily raised or occasioned against Her Majesty's subjects, the English, and ourselves, may cease and have an end, and that we may...
Page 12 - To the Right honourable Earl Bathurst, His Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Page 8 - I have the honour to be, with respect, my Lord, Your Lordship's faithful, humble servant, CLONCURRY.