Slavery in Bermuda |
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... Governor Moore , spurred on by a rumour that a Spanish fleet was sailing to Bermuda to eject the English settlers ... Governor and Company of the City of London for the Plantacion of the Somer Islands . The first Governor to be sent out ...
... Governor Moore , spurred on by a rumour that a Spanish fleet was sailing to Bermuda to eject the English settlers ... Governor and Company of the City of London for the Plantacion of the Somer Islands . The first Governor to be sent out ...
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... Governors ' complaints about the slaves under their charge . Act of 1623 to re- strain the insolencies of Negroes . Although Governor Butler asserted that slaves would be " the most proper and chief instrument " for developing Bermuda ...
... Governors ' complaints about the slaves under their charge . Act of 1623 to re- strain the insolencies of Negroes . Although Governor Butler asserted that slaves would be " the most proper and chief instrument " for developing Bermuda ...
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James Ernest Smith. In 1619 , a Captain Kerby requested Governor Kendall's permission to enter the harbour to careen his vessel and to re- plenish his supplies before returning to the West Indies . Kerby offered the Governor twelve ...
James Ernest Smith. In 1619 , a Captain Kerby requested Governor Kendall's permission to enter the harbour to careen his vessel and to re- plenish his supplies before returning to the West Indies . Kerby offered the Governor twelve ...
Contents
Discovery and Settlement Establishment of | 3 |
First settlers The planters Newgate prisoners | 10 |
Further importations of Negro slaves Further | 20 |
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