Jul 18, 2022 | 18th Century, Correspondence, North America, Transcription
Slavery in the courts Governor Gooch to Mr. Popple (1736) A letter from the colonial governor of Virginia, William Gooch, explaining why the colony passed a law denying the vote to free Black colonists. About The following is a letter from the colonial governor of...
Mar 10, 2022 | 17th Century, Book, England, Transcription
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Feb 24, 2022 | 17th Century, Book, England, Transcription
Henry Pitman Henry Pitman’s A Relation of the Great Suffering (1689) Introduction In February 1685, Charles II died, and his brother James II was crowned king. James II had many political opponents, partly due to his Catholicism (they worried that he...
Jun 9, 2021 | 18th Century, Correspondence, England, Transcription
George III Correspondences on the Slave Trade (1778) Below are three correspondences which document King George III’s comments on the slave trade. Introduction The following are three correspondences which document George III’s comments on the slave...
Jun 9, 2021 | Slave Code, Transcription
Jamaica Jamaica Slave Code: Governing Slaves(1664) “An Act for the better ordering & Governing of Negro Slaves” Based on the Barbados Slave Act, the Jamaica Assembly adopted its first slave law in 1664. After the English took control of the island, the...
Feb 24, 2021 | Transcription
First slave voyages Early Spanish Slave Trade (1519/20) Introduction Further Reading Citations Cite this page APAMLAHarvardVancouverChicagoIEEESlavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (May 28, 2023) Spanish Slave Trade Voyages....
