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Facts Illustrative of the condition of the Negro Slaves in Jamaica with Notes and an Appendix

Reference: Binnsvol031-007 Volume: BINNS VOL. 31 Author: COOPER (Thomas) Year: 1824
COOPER (Thomas) 1824 35

A Voyage to Guinea Brasil and The West Indies, in his majesty’s Ships the Swallow and Weymouth.

Reference: Suppvol258-001 Volume: SUPP. VOL. 258 Author: John Atkins Year: 1737
John Atkins 1737 144

Death Struggles of Slavery being a Narrative of Facts and incidents which occured in a British Colony, during the two years immediately preceding negro emancipation.

Reference: Suppvol259-001 Volume: SUPP. VOL. 259 Author: BLEBY (Henry) Year: 1853
BLEBY (Henry) 1853 156

Negro slavery; or A view of some of the more prominent…

Reference: Binnsvol032-010 Volume: BINNS VOL. 32 Author: [ZACHARY (Macaulay)] Year: 1823
[ZACHARY (Macaulay)] 1823 49