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The correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788-1795 : Jamaica, the West India interest at Westminster and the campaign to preserve the slave trade

Title
The correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788-1795 : Jamaica, the West India interest at Westminster and the campaign to preserve the slave trade / edited by M.W. McCahill.
Author
Fuller, Stephen, 1716-1808.
Publication
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell for The Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • McCahill, Michael W.
  • Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust.
Description
xi, 256 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
"The correspondence of Stephen Fuller between 1788 and 1795 and an introduction that sets the context for the letters together provide a much needed account of how its supporters managed to preserve the trade for a decade or more. While reflecting the priority that Jamaica and the West India interest attached to fending off abolition, Fuller's correspondence addresses a host of the islands' other concerns. Among these were the need to provide for the islands' defense against foreign enemies and restive slaves; to beat back challenges to their commercial privileges; and to counter indictments of the planter regime by taking steps to promote higher birth rates among slaves and by adopting stronger, more humane slave codes. In confronting these challenges, Caribbean elites and their British allies discovered that a substantial portion of Britain's leadership no longer shared their priorities"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
Parliamentary history: texts & studies ; 9
Uniform Title
Parliamentary history. Texts & studies ; 9.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Opening of the campaign : 1788 -- Making the case : 1789-90 -- The West India interest under siege : 1791-2 -- Defeat, obstruction and partial victory : 1793-5 -- Appendix 1: Members of Parliament with West Indian connections, 1780-96 -- Appendix 2: List of the membership of the Persian Club (undated) -- Appendix 3: Remonstrance of His Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Council and Assembly of Jamaica, on behalf of themselves and all persons interested in the trade or cultivation of the West India Islands, 10 december 1789 -- Appendix 4: List of planters and merchants who resided in and around London -- Appendix 5: To the King's Most Excellent Majesty: The humble address and petition of the Assembly of Jamaica, 5 November 1790 -- Appendix 6: To the Right Honourable William Pitt, Chancellor of His Majesty's Exchequer: The memorial of the West India planters and merchants, London Tavern, March 1791.
Call Number
Sc E 15-918
ISBN
  • 9781118932124 (alkaline paper)
  • 1118932129 (alkaline paper)
LCCN
  • 2014027693
  • 40024316201
OCLC
885229503
Author
Fuller, Stephen, 1716-1808.
Title
The correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788-1795 : Jamaica, the West India interest at Westminster and the campaign to preserve the slave trade / edited by M.W. McCahill.
Publisher
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell for The Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Parliamentary history: texts & studies ; 9
Parliamentary history. Texts & studies ; 9.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
McCahill, Michael W.
Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust.
Other Standard Identifier
40024316201
Research Call Number
Sc E 15-918
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