A Report of a committee of the Council of Barbadoes, appointed to inquire into the actual condition of the slaves in this island [electronic resource] : with a view to refute certain calumnies respecting their treatment and also to take into consideration certain measures affecting the West Indies which have been lately agitated in the House of Commons.
1824
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A Report of a committee of the Council of Barbadoes, appointed to inquire into the actual condition of the slaves in this island [electronic resource] : with a view to refute certain calumnies respecting their treatment and also to take into consideration certain measures affecting the West Indies which have been lately agitated in the House of Commons.
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London : W. Sior, 1824 (T. Cope)
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English
Description
iv, 127 p. ; 23 cm.
Summary
The reports argue against the abolitionist views of William Wilberforce, and the appendices hold interviews with officers and slave-owners who claim that the slaves of the island are happy and contented.
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Reproduction of the original from the Royal Commonwealth Society. Reproduced courtesy of World Microfilms Publications.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Barbados. Legislature. Senate.
Series
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive
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