Historically impactful new laws enacted, "favoring" the slaves...
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 12, 1788
- Slavery on the Island of Jamaica
- Revisions to current slave laws
- Still legal but with certain exceptions
- Early movement towards eventual abolition
Page 6 has a historically significant report from Jamaica beginning: "Our slave laws have been revised & consolidated & several regulations made in favour of the negroes...".
Among them are: "Every possessor of a slave is prohibited for turning him away when incapacitated by sickness or age...Every person who mutilates a slave, shall pay a fine not exceeding 100 pounds...Any person wantonly or bloody-mindedly killing a slave shall suffer death. Any person whipping, bruising, wounding, or imprisoning a slave not his property...shall be subject to fine & imprisonment..." with more.
Eight pages, 9 1/4 by 12 inches, wide, never-trimmed margins, archival strengthening at the blank spine, very nice condition.
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