The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Nor were constitutional rights the only ground on which the colonists opposed a thoroughgoing reform of the slave codes ... 1815 and therefore resisted any changes which would weaken their hold over their dwindling supplies of slaves .
Nor were constitutional rights the only ground on which the colonists opposed a thoroughgoing reform of the slave codes ... 1815 and therefore resisted any changes which would weaken their hold over their dwindling supplies of slaves .
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Corresp . with West Indian Governors re slave trade , 1797-8 , XLV ( 932 ) . Slave trade - Two acts of St Kitts . 1798–9 , XXIX ( 904 ) . Bill to explain act regulating shipping of slaves . 1798-9 , XXIX ( 905 ) , ( 906 ) .
Corresp . with West Indian Governors re slave trade , 1797-8 , XLV ( 932 ) . Slave trade - Two acts of St Kitts . 1798–9 , XXIX ( 904 ) . Bill to explain act regulating shipping of slaves . 1798-9 , XXIX ( 905 ) , ( 906 ) .
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Estimate for London Slave Trade Commission awards . 1822 , XXII ( 127 ) . Slave vessels captured and condemned . ... Acts of colonial legislatures for registry of slaves . ... Papers re trials of slaves in Berbice for obeah and murder .
Estimate for London Slave Trade Commission awards . 1822 , XXII ( 127 ) . Slave vessels captured and condemned . ... Acts of colonial legislatures for registry of slaves . ... Papers re trials of slaves in Berbice for obeah and murder .
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