Observations on the present state of the island of Jamaica, 1774 May 14.

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Observations on the present state of the island of Jamaica, 1774 May 14.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702176426

Manuscript of a detailed description of the geography, population, economy, government, and social organization of Jamaica by John Dalling, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the colony in 1767. Topics include agriculture, the sugar trade and the mechanics of a typical sugar plantation, slavery and slave customs, and relations between the races.

1 v. (56 p., additional blanks) ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Dalling, John Windham, ? -1853

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