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A Report of a committee of the Council of Barbadoes, appointed to inquire into the actual condition of the slaves in this island with a view to refute certain calumnies respecting their treatment and also to take into consideration certain measures affecting the West Indies which have been lately agitated in the House of Commons.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Part 1: Debates over Slavery and Abolition Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Barbados. Legislature. Senate.
Series:
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part I: Debates over slavery and abolition.
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part I: Debates over slavery and abolition
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833--Views on slavery.
Wilberforce, William.
Slavery--West Indies, British.
Slavery.
Slavery--Barbados.
Slaveholders--Barbados.
Slaveholders.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (iv, 127 p. )
Other Title:
Report of a committee of the Council of Barbadoes, appointed to inquire into the actual condition of the slaves in this island
Place of Publication:
London : W. Sior, 1824 (T. Cope)
Summary:
The reports argue against the abolitionist views of William Wilberforce, and the appendices hold interviews with officers and slave-owners who claim that the slaves of the island are happy and contented.
Notes:
Reproduction of the original from the Royal Commonwealth Society. Reproduced courtesy of World Microfilms Publications.
OCLC:
505797684

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