Edward Long’s observations on Jamaican slavery and British slave trade abolition
Abstract This note presents for the first time material on Edward Long’s views on Jamaican enslavement and British slave trade abolition in 1804. His letter of that year, deposited at the William Salt Library, Stafford, shows that in old age he adapted his position from being an ardent slave trade s...
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| Published in: | Historical research : the bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research Vol. 97; no. 278; pp. 573 - 582 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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31-10-2024
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| Summary: | Abstract This note presents for the first time material on Edward Long’s views on Jamaican enslavement and British slave trade abolition in 1804. His letter of that year, deposited at the William Salt Library, Stafford, shows that in old age he adapted his position from being an ardent slave trade supporter to a stance where ending the slave trade could be accepted. Long emphasized that, in circumstances where slave revolt and Jamaica’s security were concerned, the pro-slave trade argument would need to be shelved, the implementation of abolition would be acceptable and planters could then concentrate their efforts on amelioration. |
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| ISSN: | 0950-3471 1468-2281 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/hisres/htae017 |