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Preferred Citation

Jamaica Plantation Strike Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC.

Content Description

A one page letter with a cover sheet from a plantation in Jamaica that mentions a strike. Signed, but the name is hard to make out. Most likely James Townson, but "Thomas" is written in the lower left.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Anti-slavery movements
• Jamaica--History--19th century
• Plantation life
• Slavery