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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Indentured servant contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey
Collection
Identifier: MS 0171
Overview
The holding consists of an Indentured Servant Contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey, a parchment document, approximately 23 x 29 inches in size, in English and dated 1761, setting forth the terms of the indenture.
Dates:
1761
"On the Flogging of Women" commentary
Collection
Identifier: MS 0100
Overview
Document is an anonymous commentary on an article appearing in the February 28, 1827 edition of “The Anti-Slavery Monthly Reporter” that discussed propositions put forward by Lord Bathurst for reforms in the treatment of enslaved people in the Colonies; in particular, a prohibition of the flogging of women, which failed to pass.
Dates:
1827