A Winter in the West Indies: Described in Familiar Letters to Henry Clay, of KentuckyJ. Murray, 1840 - Всего страниц: 282 |
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... dollars and a half per month , for each man , be- sides board ; thus , under the new system , they were earning their living by honest industry ; and they appeared to us to be at once well behaved and con- tented . In the evening - when ...
... dollars and a half per month , for each man , be- sides board ; thus , under the new system , they were earning their living by honest industry ; and they appeared to us to be at once well behaved and con- tented . In the evening - when ...
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... dollars as a compensation for his slaves . He assured us that this sum was a mere present put into his pocket — a gra- tuity on which he had no reasonable claim . Since his land , without the slaves , is at least of the same value as it ...
... dollars as a compensation for his slaves . He assured us that this sum was a mere present put into his pocket — a gra- tuity on which he had no reasonable claim . Since his land , without the slaves , is at least of the same value as it ...
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... dollars per month in part payment of a teacher . Nothing indeed can be more eager , than the desire of the negroes of Domi- nica for education - they seem determined to obtain it ; and it is gratifying to know that the efforts now ...
... dollars per month in part payment of a teacher . Nothing indeed can be more eager , than the desire of the negroes of Domi- nica for education - they seem determined to obtain it ; and it is gratifying to know that the efforts now ...
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... dollars . This description which would apply , with equal force , to several other scenes witnessed by us in Jamaica , may be sufficient to show the utter fallacy of the notion that the cause of religion has declined in that island ...
... dollars . This description which would apply , with equal force , to several other scenes witnessed by us in Jamaica , may be sufficient to show the utter fallacy of the notion that the cause of religion has declined in that island ...
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... dollar per week . The fairness and propriety of this arrangement can- not be questioned ; and all that is required to render it complete , is to give to the tenant , by deed or other- wise , an independent lien for a reasonable period ...
... dollar per week . The fairness and propriety of this arrangement can- not be questioned ; and all that is required to render it complete , is to give to the tenant , by deed or other- wise , an independent lien for a reasonable period ...
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