Works, Volumes 26-27Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 250
... able and inexcusable dealings of some of our itinerant traders in the Upper Essequibo , which caused me to fear that the natives there would be induced to revenge them- selves . Whatever means I employed I have never been able to obtain ...
... able and inexcusable dealings of some of our itinerant traders in the Upper Essequibo , which caused me to fear that the natives there would be induced to revenge them- selves . Whatever means I employed I have never been able to obtain ...
Page 261
... able after the lapse of two years to repay half the amount advanced them and to purchase one or two slaves ; the latter would increase their revenue and in four or five years ' time , at most , the capital would be repaid with proper ...
... able after the lapse of two years to repay half the amount advanced them and to purchase one or two slaves ; the latter would increase their revenue and in four or five years ' time , at most , the capital would be repaid with proper ...
Page 501
... able to give a satisfactory answer thereto , for , notwith- standing all the pains I have taken , and the promises I- have made , I have not succeeded in finding any one who would go to examine it because of inveterate superstition ...
... able to give a satisfactory answer thereto , for , notwith- standing all the pains I have taken , and the promises I- have made , I have not succeeded in finding any one who would go to examine it because of inveterate superstition ...
Contents
CHAP | 3 |
THE Settlement of ESSEQUIBO | 9 |
STORM VAN S GRAVESANDETHE | 28 |
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