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Foreign News
May 8, 1787
The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A London paper reports a story of a West Indian planter who brought his slave to England, where the slave was emancipated and worked freely, but upon returning to Jamaica, the master reclaimed him, highlighting tensions in colonial slavery.
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One of the London Papers, brought by a late Packet has the following recital: "A curious fact was stated a few evenings ago in a large public company, worthy the attention and censure of humanity, and the cause of freedom. A West-India Planter came to England some years since, accompanied by his negro slave, who was soon informed, that every person, on the instant of his landing in England, becomes free. The negro lived with his master as a free servant, and was by him emancipated, and received wages. After some considerable time of residence, the master and the servant returned together to Jamaica, the servant feeling himself free by virtue of his emancipation. As soon as they were landed upon the island, the master claimed the
What sub-type of article is it?
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
West Indies
Slavery
Emancipation
Jamaica
England
Planter
Negro Slave
Where did it happen?
Jamaica
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Jamaica
Event Date
Some Years Since
Outcome
master claimed the servant upon landing in jamaica
Event Details
A West-India Planter brought his negro slave to England, where the slave learned he became free upon landing, lived as a free servant, was emancipated, and received wages. After time, they returned to Jamaica, where the master reclaimed the servant despite the emancipation.