1850 - Bigg & Sons [Publisher]
14pp.
A defence of protectionism and a modest corn law to protect the agrarian interest. An important part of his argument is that the West Indian colonies are being sacrificed to the competiton of the 'foreign slavers'. It should be noted too that Berkeley is one who is, by 1850, arguing that the abolition of slavery was a good thing but has, in effect, shifted ground to the deleterious consequences of failing to defend the planters adequately.
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Place
London
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
