 | Rev. Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - Počet stránok 566
...stones of trivial amount, propor. tionate preminms are given. During my stay atTejuco, a stone of Ifii carats was found. It was pleasing to see the anxious...the poor negro to his freedom ; and when, on being delivered and weighed, it proved only a carat short of the requisite weight, all seemed to sympathize... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1821 - Počet stránok 538
...stones of trivial amount, proportionate premiums are given. During my stay at Tejuco, a stone of 1 t, ', carats was found. It was pleasing to see the anxious...manifested by the officers that it might prove heavy er.ough to entitle the poor negro to his freedom ; and when, on being delivered and weighed, it proved... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 872
...handsomeknife. For smaller stones of trivial amount proportionate premiums are given. During the author's stay at Tejuco a stone of 16| carats was found; it...the poor negro to his freedom ; and when, on being delivered and weighed, it proved only a carat short of the requisite weight, all seemed to svmpathi/.e... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 430
...proportionate preiuiums are given. During the author's ptay at Trejuco a stone of 10J carats was found ; il was pleasing to see the anxious desire manifested by the officers that it might prove heavy enough fco eutitle the poor negro to his iVeedom, and when on being delivered and weighed, it proved only... | |
 | 1823 - Počet stránok 442
...trivial amount proportionate |>rejiiiums are given. During the author's stay at Trejuco a stone of 16J carats was found ; it was pleasing to see the anxious...entitle the poor negro to his freedom, and when on being delivered and weighed, it proved only a carat short of the requisite weight, all seemed to sympathize... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1825 - Počet stránok 366
...Tejuco, a stone of sixteen carats and a half was found. " It was pleasing," be says, " to sec the anxions desire manifested by the officers, that it might prove...entitle the poor negro to his freedom ; and when, on bcins weighed, it proved only a carat short of the requisite weight, all seemed to sympathise in his... | |
 | 1825 - Počet stránok 356
...sixteen carats and a half was found. " It was pleasing," he says, " to ace the anxious desire maniIested by the officers, that it might prove heavy enough to entitle the poor negro lo his freedom ; and when, on being weighed, it proved only acarat short of the requisite weight, all... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - 1832 - Počet stránok 516
...trivial amount, proportionate premiums are given. During the stay of Mr. Mawe at Tejuco, a stone of 16j carats was found; it was pleasing to see the anxious...the poor negro to his freedom, and when, on being delivered and weighed, it proved only a carat short of the requisite weight, all seemed to sympathize... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Počet stránok 436
...amount, proportionate premiums are given. During my stay at Tejuco, a stone of sixteen carats and a half was found; it was pleasing to see the anxious desire manifested by the officers tliat it might prove heavy enough to * nutle the poor negro to his freedom, and when, on being delncre:!... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1832 - Počet stránok 1028
...amount, proportionale premiums are given. ' During my stay at Teiuco,' says Mawe, ' a stone of lb'4 carats was found ; it was pleasing to see the anxious...the poor negro to his freedom ; and when, on being delivered and weighed, it proved only a carat short of the requisite weight, all seemed to sympathize... | |
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Tejuco, a stone of 16^ carats was found : it was pleasing to see the anxious desire manifested by the officers that it might prove heavy enough to entitle the poor negro to his freedom; and when, on being delivered and weighed, it proved only a carat... 
