A Winter in the West Indies: Described in Familiar Letters to Henry Clay, of KentuckyJ. Murray, 1840 - Всего страниц: 282 |
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... large number of vessels in it were either sunk or stranded . The loss of life and property , on that afflicting occa- sion , was very considerable . We were kindly welcomed , on our landing , by some friends of ours , who have a ...
... large number of vessels in it were either sunk or stranded . The loss of life and property , on that afflicting occa- sion , was very considerable . We were kindly welcomed , on our landing , by some friends of ours , who have a ...
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... number com- mitted was 186 , and in the last six months of 1839 , only 75 ... large part of the island . In these two capacities , our elderly friend had ... large a proportion of the island had passed out of the hands of the proprietors ...
... number com- mitted was 186 , and in the last six months of 1839 , only 75 ... large part of the island . In these two capacities , our elderly friend had ... large a proportion of the island had passed out of the hands of the proprietors ...
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... largest of their cottages , and were en- tirely ... number nearly 2000 members of their church , besides attenders - more than a third of the whole population ! The attendance of the laboring people , on the present occasion , was large ...
... largest of their cottages , and were en- tirely ... number nearly 2000 members of their church , besides attenders - more than a third of the whole population ! The attendance of the laboring people , on the present occasion , was large ...
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... number of separate little parliaments ; but in this attempt , he has hitherto been frustrated . Our company was now joined by Nathaniel Gilbert , an evangelical clergyman of the church of England , and a large ... value of landed property ...
... number of separate little parliaments ; but in this attempt , he has hitherto been frustrated . Our company was now joined by Nathaniel Gilbert , an evangelical clergyman of the church of England , and a large ... value of landed property ...
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... value with still greater rapidity . A large number of new stores have been opened ; new houses are built or building ; the streets have been cleared and improved ; trade is greatly on the increase ; and the whole place wears the ...
... value with still greater rapidity . A large number of new stores have been opened ; new houses are built or building ; the streets have been cleared and improved ; trade is greatly on the increase ; and the whole place wears the ...
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abolition of slavery act of emancipation afford Africa African slave trade American Antigua appearance apprenticeship Baptist beauty believe British British West Indies called chapel Christian circumstance coast coffee colonies colored comfort course Cuba cultivation delightful district dollars Dominica equal estates favorable feel free laborers freedom Governor ground harbor Havana Henry Clay hills hogsheads hundred increase island Jamaica justice kind Kingston land large number letter luxuriant magistrates meeting meeting for worship Methodist miles missionary moral morning mountains negroes observed occasion ourselves parish parties peasantry persons planters population port present principles proprietors prosperity provision racter religious remark rent respect Santa Cruz santry scene ship Sixth month June slave trade Society Spanishtown sterling sugar Third month March Thomas Burchell tion Tortola tree vast vessels Virgin Gorda voyage wages week West Indian West Indies William Knibb
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