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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Report from St. Christopher's describes chaos in Montserrat due to a recent Negro conspiracy, civil discord, and insurrections. Disagreement between the Governor and Assembly led to public dissatisfaction over trial delays and costs, resulting in the destruction of free Negroes' habitations and threats to burn the gaol with prisoners inside.
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A LETTER from St. Christopher's advises that they are in terrible confusion at Montserrat, not only on account of the late conspiracy of the Negroes, but with civil discord and insurrections. There is a disagreement between the Governour and Assembly, and the people being dissatisfied with the delay in bringing the Negroes to trial, with the great and ruinous expense occasioned thereby, had risen in a body, destroyed all the habitations of the free Negroes, threatened to burn the gaol with all the Negroes in it unless immediately brought to trial, and the commissioners were in danger of feeling their vengeance.
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Primary Location
Montserrat
Event Date
August 29
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destruction of free negroes' habitations; threats to burn gaol and prisoners; commissioners in danger
Event Details
Letter reports terrible confusion in Montserrat from late Negro conspiracy, civil discord, and insurrections. Disagreement between Governour and Assembly; people dissatisfied with trial delays and expenses, rose up, destroyed free Negroes' homes, threatened to burn gaol unless trials immediate, endangering commissioners.