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Riotous Scribes and Slave Ship Tale In Barbados News
A scattered colonial record reports a brutal punishment for petty theft, a fatal carriage incident in London, and a grim slave-ship narrative from Lisbon to Barbados. It also notes European diplomatic moves, naval troop rumors, stock quotes, and public notices on fire insurance and bond exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Lisbon
Cutchoek Guinea
Simon M‘cone
Thomas Thompson
John Rawlinson
Guiney
Cape de Verd Islands
Africa
Wil Jian Rye
Cape de Verd
William Cook
Cutchee
Providence
Canary Islands
West India
Theortuguese
Simon M'Cone
Wethe
Barbados
Burt Providence
Windward
Glanveil Nicholas
Barbadoes
Carlisle Bay
Bridge- Town
Iland
Rawlinson
London
Wapping
Drogheda
Ireland
Rhode
Royal Exchange
Ter
Craig’s Court
Charing-Cross
Great Britain
Fair-India House
Fune
United Company of Merchants of England
East-Indies
Michael
Furid