Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 153
so negro slaves werebought, and warm invitations were sent back toEngland for all and every kind of labor. Con-victs were welcomed, redemptioners were eagerlysought for; and the scrupulous laws which weremade for their protection were blazoned in England.Many laborers were crimped, too, in… … Lady Anne Clifford. Attire of Virginia Dames 109 ambitious or unscrupulous planter would gather inin some way as many heads as possible. Maryland under the Baltimores was the onlycolony that then admitted convicts—that is, ad-mitted them openly and legally. She even greetedthem warmly, eager for…
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