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- Abstract:
- Typescript copies of extracts from the journal of John C. Cheveley, clerk with John and William Pattinson Bros, Commission Merchants, Georgetown, British Guiana. Includes general descriptions of the weather and locality in Georgetown from his arrival in 1821. Comments upon local society, including the position of those individuals of multiple heritage - ["mixed race" / "men of colour"] - who could not be admitted into white society. Also describes the household. Refers in detail to his work within the mercantile store. Comments upon the local church, its services, and the mixed nature of its attendees. Includes description of sales of slaves, and the economic position of estate owners. The journal describes in detail the 'Demerara Rising' or slave revolt of 1823. The background is described, such as the suppression of the news of a parliamentary reduction in working hours, and the Governor's proclamation of martial law. Cheveley, as a member of the Rifle Corps, describes the experience of 'marching up the c ( en )
- General Note:
- Dated: 1821 - 1825
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- Deposited on indefinite loan by the Council for World Mission.
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- SOAS University of London
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- Special Collections
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 This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License. This license allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon this work non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms.- Resource Identifier:
- CWM/LMS/12/05/03 ( calm reference )
CWM/LMS/West Indies & British Guiana/Journals/Box 1 ( order with reference )
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