Feb 27, 2007 - Sale 2105

Sale 2105 - Lot 59

Unsold
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
[KNIBB, WILLIAM]. Facts and Documents Connected with the Late Insurrection in Jamaica, and the Violations of Civil and Religious Liberty Arising out of it. In five sections . . . 24 pages. Small 8vo, lacking the printed wrappers; paper very lightly toned. London: Teape & Son, (1832)

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first edition. The compiler of this piece, Reverend Knibb of Jamaica, says that the "British public at large should be more fully acquainted with the nature and origin of the recent disturbances at Jamaica." Ragatz, page 356.
The five sections are I. Memorial and Statement of the Baptist Missionaries in Jamaica, dated 19th April, 1832; to His Excellency Earl Belmore, The Governor of Jamaica; II. Causes of the Insurrection; III. Conduct and Sentiments of the Colonists towards the British Government and the Sectarians: IV. Conduct of the Missionaries and Religious Slaves during the Insurrection; V. Apprehended Illegality of the summary Proceedings against the Slaves during Martial Law.