The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 493
... planters not infrequently abolished these allowances altogether , partly as a measure of economy and partly in order to bring an added pressure to bear on the negroes to hire themselves out for wages . Alternatively , the allowances ...
... planters not infrequently abolished these allowances altogether , partly as a measure of economy and partly in order to bring an added pressure to bear on the negroes to hire themselves out for wages . Alternatively , the allowances ...
Page 498
... planters or associated with the planting interest . Most of the judges in important civil courts were men devoid of legal training . Litigation was slow , uncertain and exceedingly costly . In most of the colonies the chief method of ...
... planters or associated with the planting interest . Most of the judges in important civil courts were men devoid of legal training . Litigation was slow , uncertain and exceedingly costly . In most of the colonies the chief method of ...
Page 793
... planters and some by English joint- stock companies . Many of the men who bought plantations in the early days remained , and there were always Englishmen coming out as private planters working 100 to 200 acres . But as most private ...
... planters and some by English joint- stock companies . Many of the men who bought plantations in the early days remained , and there were always Englishmen coming out as private planters working 100 to 200 acres . But as most private ...
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