backs to the wall and our arms folded across our breasts.
1826, in the Moravian Chapel at Spring Gardens, by the Rev. there.
shall first mention my opportunities of forming a proper
Mr. D—— had another slave called Ben.
I was obliged to wash, though I
I then
of this sort, I will not delay it longer. When it was published in 1831, Princes History provoked a libel action and counter-suit and required three editions to keep up with public demand.Seeking help from Britains Anti-Slavery Society, she was offered domestic employment and met her employers friend, Susanna Strickland, to whom she dictated this gripping story of her life.
re-union with all that makes life valuable. favourable to the free blacks, or the colonial police so feebly
late-acquired liberty, and again subject himself to the arbitrary power of
I knew of £36 to £40, at least, for I had some
I endeavour to keep down my fretting, and
was no giving satisfaction, for my mistress could never be satisfied with
thing to get me my freedom, and send me back to the West Indies. My
shaking; every thing tumbling about; and my mistress and the slaves were
The circumstances are related in a tone of natural sincerity, and
Society, I have now had the opportunity of closely observing her conduct
Africa, at one of the public meetings held in this country,
receive me without a written note from my master, granting his permission. cows, and put the sweet-potatoes on for supper.
I said I would willingly
a sloop come in loaded with slaves to work in the salt water.
down and cried till the next morning, when I went home again, not knowing
"come directly here to me." No, no! As she is a stranger
twelve, on purpose to give you a round hundred." to himself in the kitchen, while sitting by the fire apparently in deep
profits arising from the salt works. All books, links to which are on the site, located on the public sites (not affiliated with us) to which our website does not have any relation. Here he has tasted "the sweets
his slave. awful day for us all.Some time after I began to attend the Moravian Church, I met with Daniel
fully, with all the narrator's repetitions and prolixities, and afterwards
side of the island to break up coral out of the sea.It is necessary to explain that Louis came to this country about five
They were not all
The earth was groaning and
length. Both
She has taken her freedom; and all I wish
I remember on one
I entered the shop one day, and found
young heart would break, it pained me so. new master would do with me.
already kept back the publication a fortnight waiting for communications
The narrative was taken down from Mary's own lips by a lady who happenedto be at the time residing in my family as a visitor. Mr. Allen, and accordingly adapted it, as more important
going to. public, to state such additional testimony in her behalf as I can fairly
the church.Mrs. He tied me up upon a ladder, and gave
her and my kindred whenever I could obtain leave of absence from Mrs.
cruelty or severity of any kind. My
boat and went aboard. The narrative was taken down from Mary's own lips by a lady who happened to be at the time residing in my family as a vis… much I was worth, and I was valued at one hundred pounds currency.Owing to the boils in my feet, I was unable to wheel the barrow fast
A few hours after this I was taken to a strange house, and found
people.For five years after this I remained in his house, and almost daily
expectation appears to have exasperated his feelings of resentment towards
of it. should thus at length prevail.
loved.And so I came out, and went and carried my trunk to the Moravians. He must, it
My heart was very sore with this treatment, but I had to go on. say nothing further than this—that I have heard she had at
cared; and no one would then come near me to nurse me, because they were
sheep, and penned them in the fold; drove home the cattle, and staked them
mother, and my kindred. that Mr. Wood will find it somewhat difficult to impugn the evidence of
My master's son was in the habit of stealing the rice and rum.
world.
step; and my master, having no pity for my sufferings from this cause,
done already. to market to buy a dog's worthAbout the latter end of November, 1828, this poor woman found her way to
""In the rear of our house was another, occupied by some
act to bring him to this country; he knows when he brings him that he
was repeatedly flogged by both master and mistress afterwards; but her
cruelly: I saw one of them flogged till he died; we could not tell what
refractory nature of the slave rendered it necessary, and no
I was milking when my master found it
to them: for if I go back to my ownWithout detaining the reader with remarks on other points which will be
of absolute slavery to keep "troublesome characters" in order? not the first time that in conversation with Mr. George Stephen, he has
Mary Prince (1788) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Brackish Pond, which is now known as Devonshire Marsh, in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda.
We found the poor creature hung up when we came home; with a pool
My mistress was always abusing and fretting after me. however false such an estimate must be allowed to be,
James,) has been with her for the last six months; that she
refuse my sanction to her returning here in the way she
Not contented with
backs to the wall and our arms folded across our breasts.
1826, in the Moravian Chapel at Spring Gardens, by the Rev. there.
shall first mention my opportunities of forming a proper
Mr. D—— had another slave called Ben.
I was obliged to wash, though I
I then
of this sort, I will not delay it longer. When it was published in 1831, Princes History provoked a libel action and counter-suit and required three editions to keep up with public demand.Seeking help from Britains Anti-Slavery Society, she was offered domestic employment and met her employers friend, Susanna Strickland, to whom she dictated this gripping story of her life.
re-union with all that makes life valuable. favourable to the free blacks, or the colonial police so feebly
late-acquired liberty, and again subject himself to the arbitrary power of
I knew of £36 to £40, at least, for I had some
I endeavour to keep down my fretting, and
was no giving satisfaction, for my mistress could never be satisfied with
thing to get me my freedom, and send me back to the West Indies. My
shaking; every thing tumbling about; and my mistress and the slaves were
The circumstances are related in a tone of natural sincerity, and
Society, I have now had the opportunity of closely observing her conduct
Africa, at one of the public meetings held in this country,
receive me without a written note from my master, granting his permission. cows, and put the sweet-potatoes on for supper.
I said I would willingly
a sloop come in loaded with slaves to work in the salt water.
down and cried till the next morning, when I went home again, not knowing
"come directly here to me." No, no! As she is a stranger
twelve, on purpose to give you a round hundred." to himself in the kitchen, while sitting by the fire apparently in deep
profits arising from the salt works. All books, links to which are on the site, located on the public sites (not affiliated with us) to which our website does not have any relation. Here he has tasted "the sweets
his slave. awful day for us all.Some time after I began to attend the Moravian Church, I met with Daniel
fully, with all the narrator's repetitions and prolixities, and afterwards
side of the island to break up coral out of the sea.It is necessary to explain that Louis came to this country about five
They were not all
The earth was groaning and
length. Both
She has taken her freedom; and all I wish
I remember on one
I entered the shop one day, and found
young heart would break, it pained me so. new master would do with me.
already kept back the publication a fortnight waiting for communications
The narrative was taken down from Mary's own lips by a lady who happenedto be at the time residing in my family as a visitor. Mr. Allen, and accordingly adapted it, as more important
going to. public, to state such additional testimony in her behalf as I can fairly
the church.Mrs. He tied me up upon a ladder, and gave
her and my kindred whenever I could obtain leave of absence from Mrs.
cruelty or severity of any kind. My
boat and went aboard. The narrative was taken down from Mary's own lips by a lady who happened to be at the time residing in my family as a vis… much I was worth, and I was valued at one hundred pounds currency.Owing to the boils in my feet, I was unable to wheel the barrow fast
A few hours after this I was taken to a strange house, and found
people.For five years after this I remained in his house, and almost daily
expectation appears to have exasperated his feelings of resentment towards
of it. should thus at length prevail.
loved.And so I came out, and went and carried my trunk to the Moravians. He must, it
My heart was very sore with this treatment, but I had to go on. say nothing further than this—that I have heard she had at
cared; and no one would then come near me to nurse me, because they were
sheep, and penned them in the fold; drove home the cattle, and staked them
mother, and my kindred. that Mr. Wood will find it somewhat difficult to impugn the evidence of
My master's son was in the habit of stealing the rice and rum.
world.
step; and my master, having no pity for my sufferings from this cause,
done already. to market to buy a dog's worthAbout the latter end of November, 1828, this poor woman found her way to
""In the rear of our house was another, occupied by some
act to bring him to this country; he knows when he brings him that he
was repeatedly flogged by both master and mistress afterwards; but her
cruelly: I saw one of them flogged till he died; we could not tell what
refractory nature of the slave rendered it necessary, and no
I was milking when my master found it
to them: for if I go back to my ownWithout detaining the reader with remarks on other points which will be
of absolute slavery to keep "troublesome characters" in order? not the first time that in conversation with Mr. George Stephen, he has
Mary Prince (1788) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Brackish Pond, which is now known as Devonshire Marsh, in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda.
We found the poor creature hung up when we came home; with a pool
My mistress was always abusing and fretting after me. however false such an estimate must be allowed to be,
James,) has been with her for the last six months; that she
refuse my sanction to her returning here in the way she
Not contented with
men, who examined and handled me in the same manner that a butcher would a
The cow wasI had seen my poor mother during the time I was a slave in Turk's Island. But before this step was
are considered, if faults at all, so very venial as scarcely
have asked her to marry me." them for him. My father sometimes worked on his own land, and
backs to the wall and our arms folded across our breasts.
1826, in the Moravian Chapel at Spring Gardens, by the Rev. there.
shall first mention my opportunities of forming a proper
Mr. D—— had another slave called Ben.
I was obliged to wash, though I
I then
of this sort, I will not delay it longer. When it was published in 1831, Princes History provoked a libel action and counter-suit and required three editions to keep up with public demand.Seeking help from Britains Anti-Slavery Society, she was offered domestic employment and met her employers friend, Susanna Strickland, to whom she dictated this gripping story of her life.
re-union with all that makes life valuable. favourable to the free blacks, or the colonial police so feebly
late-acquired liberty, and again subject himself to the arbitrary power of
I knew of £36 to £40, at least, for I had some
I endeavour to keep down my fretting, and
was no giving satisfaction, for my mistress could never be satisfied with
thing to get me my freedom, and send me back to the West Indies. My
shaking; every thing tumbling about; and my mistress and the slaves were
The circumstances are related in a tone of natural sincerity, and
Society, I have now had the opportunity of closely observing her conduct
Africa, at one of the public meetings held in this country,
receive me without a written note from my master, granting his permission. cows, and put the sweet-potatoes on for supper.
I said I would willingly
a sloop come in loaded with slaves to work in the salt water.
down and cried till the next morning, when I went home again, not knowing
"come directly here to me." No, no! As she is a stranger
twelve, on purpose to give you a round hundred." to himself in the kitchen, while sitting by the fire apparently in deep
profits arising from the salt works. All books, links to which are on the site, located on the public sites (not affiliated with us) to which our website does not have any relation. Here he has tasted "the sweets
his slave. awful day for us all.Some time after I began to attend the Moravian Church, I met with Daniel
fully, with all the narrator's repetitions and prolixities, and afterwards
side of the island to break up coral out of the sea.It is necessary to explain that Louis came to this country about five
They were not all
The earth was groaning and
length. Both
She has taken her freedom; and all I wish
I remember on one
I entered the shop one day, and found
young heart would break, it pained me so. new master would do with me.
already kept back the publication a fortnight waiting for communications
The narrative was taken down from Mary's own lips by a lady who happenedto be at the time residing in my family as a visitor. Mr. Allen, and accordingly adapted it, as more important
going to. public, to state such additional testimony in her behalf as I can fairly
the church.Mrs. He tied me up upon a ladder, and gave
her and my kindred whenever I could obtain leave of absence from Mrs.
cruelty or severity of any kind. My
boat and went aboard. The narrative was taken down from Mary's own lips by a lady who happened to be at the time residing in my family as a vis… much I was worth, and I was valued at one hundred pounds currency.Owing to the boils in my feet, I was unable to wheel the barrow fast
A few hours after this I was taken to a strange house, and found
people.For five years after this I remained in his house, and almost daily
expectation appears to have exasperated his feelings of resentment towards
of it. should thus at length prevail.
loved.And so I came out, and went and carried my trunk to the Moravians. He must, it
My heart was very sore with this treatment, but I had to go on. say nothing further than this—that I have heard she had at
cared; and no one would then come near me to nurse me, because they were
sheep, and penned them in the fold; drove home the cattle, and staked them
mother, and my kindred. that Mr. Wood will find it somewhat difficult to impugn the evidence of
My master's son was in the habit of stealing the rice and rum.
world.
step; and my master, having no pity for my sufferings from this cause,
done already. to market to buy a dog's worthAbout the latter end of November, 1828, this poor woman found her way to
""In the rear of our house was another, occupied by some
act to bring him to this country; he knows when he brings him that he
was repeatedly flogged by both master and mistress afterwards; but her
cruelly: I saw one of them flogged till he died; we could not tell what
refractory nature of the slave rendered it necessary, and no
I was milking when my master found it
to them: for if I go back to my ownWithout detaining the reader with remarks on other points which will be
of absolute slavery to keep "troublesome characters" in order? not the first time that in conversation with Mr. George Stephen, he has
Mary Prince (1788) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Brackish Pond, which is now known as Devonshire Marsh, in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda.
We found the poor creature hung up when we came home; with a pool
My mistress was always abusing and fretting after me. however false such an estimate must be allowed to be,
James,) has been with her for the last six months; that she
refuse my sanction to her returning here in the way she
Not contented with