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The Proceedings of the Governor and Assembly of Jamaica, in Regard to the Maroon Negroes

The Proceedings of the Governor and Assembly of Jamaica, in Regard to the Maroon Negroes

Edwards, Bryan
The Governor and Assembly of Jamaica

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition

EconomicsCaribbean HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1108065538
ISBN13: 9781108065535
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 21 2013
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A wealthy planter in the West Indies, Bryan Edwards (1743-1800) lived in Jamaica during the peak of its sugar wealth. Upon his return to England in 1792, he wrote several books on the West Indies, including a multi-volume history of the British colonies. The present work, first published in 1796, relates to the recent conflict between the British and Jamaicans descended from runaway slaves, known as Maroons. Living mostly in isolated mountain communities, the Maroons had been granted certain rights under a 1739 treaty. However, by 1795, with a new governor ruling the island, tensions re-emerged and resulted in another war. Prefaced by Edwards' extended discussion of the Maroons and the origins of the conflict, this collection of documents and letters represents a valuable source in the study of Jamaican history and that of British colonialism in the Caribbean.

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