This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...to a single master, but this rule had fallen into disuse. It was now revived in the Consolidated Slave Act of December, 1797, which further provided that it should be part of the duty of each rector or curate in Jamaica to appoint and appropriate a certain portion of time in each Sunday, either before or after the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...to a single master, but this rule had fallen into disuse. It was now revived in the Consolidated Slave Act of December, 1797, which further provided that it should be part of the duty of each rector or curate in Jamaica to appoint and appropriate a certain portion of time in each Sunday, either before or after the performance of Divine worship, for the instruction of every free person of colour and of every slave who may be willing to be baptised and instructed in the doctrines of the Christian religion.1 By this time there were about 4000 free negroes or half-castes in Jamaica. Their position was very miserable as they were not provided for in the Constitution. In 1799 Commissioner Roume of Haiti sent agents and funds to Jamaica to try to stir up a rebellion among the free men of colour and the slaves in order to embarrass the British Government, but his efforts failed and a number of incriminated blacks and mulattoes were shot or hanged. 1 Amongst other harsh regulations in force about this time and for long afterwards was the following: No mulatto, "Indian," or negro whatsoever was allowed in Jamaica to hawk or carry about, to sell any sort of goods, wares, merchandise whatsoever, except provisions, fruits, fresh fish, milk, and poultry: but these again could only be sold provided the mulatto, " Indian," or negro had a ticket from the master or owner of such goods. Mulattoes, " Indians," or negroes were entirely confined to retail trade in these articles. If they bought up provisions, etc., "to re-vend or engross," they were to be flogged with not more than thirty-nine lashes. This regulation applied to free negroes and mulattoes as well as to slaves. 225. THE PIMENTO TREE OF JAMAICA Nevertheless, in spite of simme...
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