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" ... must have been the sufferings of these poor wretches when the hatches were closed ? I am informed that very often in these cases, the stronger will strangle the weaker; and this was probably the reason why so many died, or rather were found dead,... "
Africa and the American Flag - Page 245
by Andrew Hull Foote - 1854 - 390 pages
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The African Repository, Volume 22

African Americans - 1846 - 416 pages
...why so many died, or rather were found dead, the morning after the capture. None but an eye witness can form a conception of the horrors these poor creatures...sufficient to induce me to detain him, if I should meet with him, yet I fear neither he nor his employers can be reached by our present laws. He will no doubt...
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The Friend, Volume 19

Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1846 - 434 pages
...why so many died, or rather were found dead, the morning after the capture. None but an eye witness can form a conception of the horrors these poor creatures must endure in their Iran sit across the ocean." " I regret to say that most of this misery is produced by our own countrymen...
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A Letter from Lord Denman to Lord Brougham: On the Final Extinction of the ...

Thomas Denman Baron Denman - Antislavery movements - 1848 - 100 pages
...curiosity, were forced up, sick ; then all the hatches were off. What must have been the sufferings of these poor wretches when the hatches were closed ? I am...must endure in their transit across the ocean." I shall here suppose my imaginary representative of the African race a member of the committee, and a...
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A Brief History of the Wesleyan Missions on the West Coast of Africa ...

William Fox - Africa, West - 1851 - 678 pages
...w'cre closed ? I am informed, that very often, in those cases, the stronger trill strangle the vfaler ; and this was probably the reason why so many died,...creatures must endure in their transit across the ocean.* One more capture I will mention, which occurred in the month of October, I846. It took place in the...
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An Exposition of the African Slave Trade: From the Year 1840, to ..., Volume 2

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - Slave-trade - 1851 - 160 pages
...why so many died, or rather were found dead the morning after the capture, None but an eye witness can form a conception of the horrors these poor creatures...regret to say, that most of this misery is produced by ouf own countrymen; they furnish the means of conveyance in spite of existing enactments; and, although...
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Slave and Citizen: The Classic Comparative Study of Race Relations in the ...

Frank Tannenbaum - History - 1992 - 164 pages
...why so many died, or rather were found dead the morning after the capture. None but an eye witness can form a conception of the horrors these poor creatures must endure in their transit across the ocean.4s But when the day was clear, they were taken out, given water to wash their hands and face,...
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