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Proclamation to Slaves in Barbadoes and Reform Debates
A critical look at Sir James Leith’s Barbadoes Proclamation to the Slaves, praising its humane tone and its appeal to enslaved people’s reason while contrasting planter hostility and Parliament’s reforms. The article weighs insurrection in Barbadoes, planter defenses, and the British move toward abolition, with reflections on moral justice and the Governor’s approach. It also includes contemporaneous notes on private French political matters and press actions in Liege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West India Island
James Leith
Barbadoes
Staberas
Nevertheles
Scoces
Vieschees
Plunters
West Indies
Lriters
British Empire
William Hinds
Parbadoes
T. Daniel and Sons
Bristol
Thern
Lord Ellenborough