An Account of Jamaica, and Its InhabitantsLongman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1808 - 305 pages |
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... Planters .-- Proprietors .-- Attornies .--- Overseers .-- Book - keepers . - The situa- tion of these last considered CHAPTER XI . • Medical men . - Tradesmen on estates.- Jobbers .-- Surveyors .-- Merchants .-- · Shopkeepers . - Vendue ...
... Planters .-- Proprietors .-- Attornies .--- Overseers .-- Book - keepers . - The situa- tion of these last considered CHAPTER XI . • Medical men . - Tradesmen on estates.- Jobbers .-- Surveyors .-- Merchants .-- · Shopkeepers . - Vendue ...
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... planter finds it indispensably ne- cessary , in tilling such soils , either to plough the land , or turn it up with the hoe ( which is the most common method ) , some time previous to planting the cane , in order to have it mellowed and ...
... planter finds it indispensably ne- cessary , in tilling such soils , either to plough the land , or turn it up with the hoe ( which is the most common method ) , some time previous to planting the cane , in order to have it mellowed and ...
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... planters find it a difficult task both to get home their canes , and to forward their produce to the shipping place ... planter to bring forward his young canes , which are generally planted at this season in preference to the spring ...
... planters find it a difficult task both to get home their canes , and to forward their produce to the shipping place ... planter to bring forward his young canes , which are generally planted at this season in preference to the spring ...
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... planter , in short , has his crop destroyed ; and , what is much worse , is in danger , perhaps , of seeing his slaves perish around him for want of subsistence , or die by diseases brought upon them by improper nourishment . What adds ...
... planter , in short , has his crop destroyed ; and , what is much worse , is in danger , perhaps , of seeing his slaves perish around him for want of subsistence , or die by diseases brought upon them by improper nourishment . What adds ...
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... planters do not find their account in cultivating these com- modities to any great extent ; they find themselves undersold in the market by the importers of other countries . Convoys are regularly appointed to escort the British vessels ...
... planters do not find their account in cultivating these com- modities to any great extent ; they find themselves undersold in the market by the importers of other countries . Convoys are regularly appointed to escort the British vessels ...
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