COLLECTION NAME:
Non-conformist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1300978
Reference Number:
R107337.21.44
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Murder of eleven women in the West Indies
Alternative Image Title:
Extract from Lord Brougham's speech in the House of Lords, February 20, 1938
Parent Work Title:
Murder of eleven women in the West Indies
Creator:
Saxton, William
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
Creator Role:
Contributor
Creator:
Chaloner, William
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1838
Publication Details:
Sheffield: Saxton and Chaloner, Printers
Description:
A leaflet containing an extract of Lord Brougham's speech to the House of Lords describing how eleven women were worked to death by being forced to work on a treadmill. The title in large bold letters proclaims 'Murder'. The coroners inquest on all eleven women was that 'they died by the visitation of God'. The style is one of rhetorical outrage. The leaflet goes on to describe Colonial Secretary Lord Glenelg's response which was to admit such things happen. The final papragraph is a rallying cry appealing to British citizens to sign petitions and respectfully campaign for freedom from slavery of the 'Negro-Apprentices'.
Language:
English
Subject:
Slavery
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
West Indies
People Covered:
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
People Covered:
Glenelg, Charles Grant, Baron, 1778-1866
Item Height:
219 mm
Item Width:
140 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Wilson, Henry Joseph, 1833-1914, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-09-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Non-conformist
Murder of eleven women in the West Indies
