British Guiana: The Land of Six PeoplesH.M. Stationery Office, 1957 - Broj stranica: 235 |
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Stranica 33
... matters of law and policy . All rivers in Guiana were open to these patroons , except the Essequibo , whose richness the Com- pany intended to preserve for exploitation by itself . In 1627 the first patroon , Abraham van Pere , settled ...
... matters of law and policy . All rivers in Guiana were open to these patroons , except the Essequibo , whose richness the Com- pany intended to preserve for exploitation by itself . In 1627 the first patroon , Abraham van Pere , settled ...
Stranica 35
... matters , but men whom he calls ' godless calumniators ' were speaking against him . His dispatch of February 11th , 1745 describes the condition in Essequibo . ' there is a general dearth of everything - no victuals , no ammunition ...
... matters , but men whom he calls ' godless calumniators ' were speaking against him . His dispatch of February 11th , 1745 describes the condition in Essequibo . ' there is a general dearth of everything - no victuals , no ammunition ...
Stranica 36
... matter to the Directors , asking for permission to buy from the English , whose prices for slaves were low . In 1738 the Dutch tried to encourage settlement by opening their possessions in Guiana to settlers from all nations , giving ...
... matter to the Directors , asking for permission to buy from the English , whose prices for slaves were low . In 1738 the Dutch tried to encourage settlement by opening their possessions in Guiana to settlers from all nations , giving ...
Stranica 38
... matter which could easily be controlled . Berbice had a sinister reputation for its cruelty to slaves and the phrase ' Hij is naar de Berbiesjes ' meant in Guiana an equivalent to ' He's gone to the dogs ' . In 1781 war broke out ...
... matter which could easily be controlled . Berbice had a sinister reputation for its cruelty to slaves and the phrase ' Hij is naar de Berbiesjes ' meant in Guiana an equivalent to ' He's gone to the dogs ' . In 1781 war broke out ...
Stranica 40
... matter of amusement ... she exclaimed with a broad smile , “ Aha , it will do him good , a little wholesome flagellation will refresh him ; it will sober him ; it will open his skin and make him alert . . . . " But Pinckard has another ...
... matter of amusement ... she exclaimed with a broad smile , “ Aha , it will do him good , a little wholesome flagellation will refresh him ; it will sober him ; it will open his skin and make him alert . . . . " But Pinckard has another ...
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