Letter from Benjamin Franklin, 7 August 1838, Morant Bay

Watching in the Day of Freedom Service on Wednedsay 1 August [in Jamaica on August 1, 1838, thousands of the formerly enslaved anticipated the Emancipation Declaration, affirming their full freedom from slavery.] Terms of hire for workers.


Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1838
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1807-
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00001140
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections

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