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tb,o dovetopmt~nt ot and futrt:re proant~ota :fo:t ~oloured educ>tlan.-
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cn1larr-:n ';~!ir~: t1!~1tJt: irnnro!1er1y obt~i1f1£Kl ~mti tt1st:r1b~tt~a by tlle
colon1~'~ttl ea~1eCi'~'lly on. tilE~ no:rtb.r•:t.·n f;rt!lit1e,r .. 1 t))
Aft~':r tl1e :f1r;:~t ~i t1sh oc:.,;Hnf,t1on of ttl~!, C:;;!!S:,
!£!tterur;'ts \ll~~r~, n.~e to i:;l:'}:t~:~ve tl\G et)D(iit;lon ot tte I~~th"~lf':Jl t>n tne 'frnntier l!'dllg11l£ from tne Under f~kknv~ld to the ll.oggeVt'ld and
ta.eu~v(;ld !·~v!)nt·;;J.:rls 1 ! . T:rrvr:.fllf;rs •;:;flO J<."~lll1leYt>.l1 ti~<nJf:.h. f~tr)rcne.n
country during tht::: f1:r~~]t f:trurrter of the n1nt:tH•:·nth iJ~nt~lry f<¥tttxl
m:~;y of tlte Bttahtren l:i't"it.~t: in f;v'.~OO ~,·1th tllr·1l' re1rhl1Jnrs, :?Jl\1 thc,'tl€h :-;rild1' 'tht:y wet•!. grt·tetUl for 'k1ll~J!lf1!-JS t;iit>·<n t';;i tlu~t; w.&!:iy
lte~t g.f.wn OfJ v~rfr;_re· ~.~1 ttt; tlteir n(:ighbonrs. B)
trnrint tfiia t)eriod .• too, :eus1w~1t1 ~"art~ t~.:~m into tt1e serv,tco of ·the coltfniJ:~ts nn tile 1lorthern frr!!t!tier chl(~fly u.-n hcr"fls•
mt.!n. ln lf~l~:; t;;.::x~~ooll fottn\~ -t;rY~:,t ~~ll tiln ta:rroorg elong tl;e ixJ:r'Jf~?
llatl. :Bl.Le;t~;i.ftll serv::-'l!'ltS', p:rlnei~c,ally llf'Qfiit::n ~nd cn1l>Jr,uu.3)
. In lBB4 the?lf~ t.rert; J.n. Gra·>f:f ••.• J?einet ,:~;l!lne lf~l nnHh.tnn chlls:jr(;n .ttving ~tmder ttu:! ¢t;>l"C' ttrl~l ''l'trrotm;ti~Jn of th~ tnn~},tJ1tt:\l'Its~,
~·bile at Cr'Gdock th~rt~ s.:orfs ~at.wnuren li1tlnt ¥1 t:n fa~~~ f~;.rw~Ts f<, t'(l:flf::
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l:-.:nddr(.1St Mackay or r:ooort~et svst ~~rote tb:~,t tl1f% 13n.,4)llf~;n, ~th~:~n nne~:
aceustgmt~u. 'ti1 ~wJ;it~; ot ind~xstry·:~< WfYYH e:.mal tr; :tnY clnss o:f.!'J~!t;.r·•le -~~ ll8eftll sf;rV~arts" ~aKl tha.t he thOlJgtt th::it a :e;enel•Ltl inflnx of
tlleac :peo )le int~,~ tlte t.:.'Ultlny ~~otlld Dt:; ot {trt::?t ~4l!l lt.JHti~lg rn.mef1 t ~
I t et·:Jl ther'".·,fttre, s::'i!ely b~ a1c~~mn~1 thnt :Jtft16 of· the b1ZJOd a,t {.JlY :r;::~t~ of such i~Jst~;;en i\·oo ~~err?' in tnH service: of tllt:3
~·uro':'C:",W, bt.~cr;r~; itltft'rl~i~~f.tlecl tfl'i tlt th~:::t of otiKir ll!>n...:l'i:tn"l!J' e;>ns
~1 :fon~.rl one of ·u~~ oonut1 t~~!nts of_ ~nat l-'ste:r bcC:';:me tht< ~'Jolcmr
"''ll!!n the :t;uteb. ~;.r:r!ved to s.ettl~ at t.t~; C'6:ne 1n l.um.?
ttr;;v fonn;J VG~riou$ Ho~t tf~ntot tT1bcs in ~!<l~:es~;1cn . ot tiH~ l;-;tld .,1 j
':!'lA:i EOtf~Bntot~ rc:;,·J1ly entrt"(l{t 1nto e~:mne-rc1rl rt~l~4t1ons 1-z..itr! tlle
~t®~'"~;rn settlf~:ts b~~:rtfJrir{; ti-;,f:i!" c;:,tt;le for tne iTQn. ecw,,~,t~r"'
tob:JCOO t.Jld OO::.da ()f the "ghitr; ~:ella: ~~~l it~ ti~' t~Vt';!l s~lting to
tl'ie '8'U1"f.i)t.Lns v-::.:st t:r;Jet~ of lfiil.tl. TilH nu.t® .settlf:rr:J st~lJt t:~x ...
pedit:lo:n~ 1nt:tl. trte :intt:?:'lt1cr fro:Ii ti.'~,f:\ to ti.f,1e to ~~urch.:~f~e cattle
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by b~rter from tt1e nottt:ntots .. !t'1f !jJd.r;!ii~jilen ~tlt!O tH.!CtttTfd tlet1fteen
thE~ l;Qtt,: ntots 61K1 tltn sett:b~l"~ it1 (YJnnnction 'J:i tb. lsrrt·;. and {}r;;ttlo ..:~~;~ .. >,. .._,t . ..,,., ... , t" J.u:~.:.r.n n,..,, '"'" """"~"1").\ t . .><oil 4: "'~ i"''t'./'\\"""'"' t;~};.;.,...;.'f 4).
~"':~-9.:l; !..~i¥- 11-~ .. :L~\t•; ~~~:_i.~~~'\;i' ~¥'Y·f;~~- ,1, ~ 'l.ol ,_' :.,£. .:t: . .,:.\A. .;;l..~f' 'ii4\.J~~~-A·.JJ<llt;v;, *
The vc:.:rlons. Hottt1fl~Ot tr11Je~ ~tlt"t~. "'--mm tr...c Hollt~llders
~de C(lnt~:~ f::t .um.ltld~l the. (~ttY'Jt.ta>, ~rtygur~~,. Cb<iJJ.Crt¥V;t~.t f!a.ltC..>tt:n·;,~
ar.tl. K~:yr;g\tt:uaP! l':arF'er refer:rfl~J to tlle Koono~uaa (Jr fir:r,.ldanhr~ttJ,
!'>lOO dr:relt '&t th~ tt':'re ~Lr ~:nd in ttl~ v~lleys of r.~auanllt1" :Bay 6 ).
7'he:y 01~rred n l:;~l'[~e nn~1'bf.~r of tEr,t tle as 1ite.11 aa nheer;,.?) lf.e al ~o
::lt10ke ot tht: ltott~'tntot.s n~m~(;.lo(l (lQlf;flcbortrjU~Jh ClOt:lngbai::tttls,.
r~:rlngk!ik.on~ktl ·• Crf.::;t ~1nd 1»1 ttl~~ 'tt\richUl"i(;lU~.S r.;:Jl'ld Has~.:?~, :rt~hO' t~:re
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.Nr~it:r;uas~. nensar;uas <OC..u. 1lanktU1};.?U~t ~~oo lived furtrle.r 1nlr~na. 9 l
~;irt: ~f,J;, tcr fKH~Jt;!' time t11rRat ~ontc::ct b0t.~'!ecn. the
rcsul t ~·ao the tm1on. of blocd l)ctv..:--er:n too 1nd,1fzJ~·oou~ Itot~:~:::ntot .;in:l
tt~e exoB:t::·t10US ~1-l:~vc. 31:;:V~$. often rD:tl (i'f-'~~·Y fr.om t'tl~~tr m~1~tnrs ttl join tl1e Jlattt~ntots 1 ~) It~ tr>f}9 '~m rill1rJnce wBs, t;>,ntnreti into 'l!t~i t~~
the ttott:~ntot. t:r1,~;e l1vinr in tho e:l1V!:rons of the ~b'rt to aP!~1~t
tn b:r1.:n~.ilit:: Uc':tck :rnn~t:·'~~<Y slr~·ves~ 1 l~rhe t!tltoh ~ettlers; ;-rore. ho'iievar
oorspelled 1-r,u~1~ t1r:~c to tittif: ·to ·eng;r.ge 1u: blo:~;ify· c::~ntltct l·71 tll Hotti·trt£,/t t;ribea~} Bnt in m:i:tt~ of tl~is a ntlm~r .uf lbttentot$
3ulne.1 U).€: se:rv1oo of the ~~~n;,~,e na 2 JJ1d ·t;,ll"t':·;'.dY i:n 1650 J)Jen·tion w:u;. mg;le ti~:o~ .. t. tltt*' !1ott-f:3ntt.Jts ~t:r.e Htt::,:1~tit:g thf:c SUT.<Y:"e~:;ns in tr-ons-·
I'"tttlug 'it'VOU ;;,d'Kt wet~·t~ ltE.'Mlil;g ·t_v ~)·e·i .t:lln ~J'f:ltch l:?..tJg;Ut~e::) ~.t'he trott~~utu-tu ~lHu :ss;;)t~:ttea .111 ·btu 1;.!1r;.r. -tht 1-ltl:J :t~r::{ 1
In thin ~:IffY tht-, Uo~tcntuts C~\;-,~; further.- into dirnt~t
In 1 ?lS F~ ~ridt3liU <Jf mr;.all 'tJOX broke oat 1~.t tlle C9~Je
atbS ~!!'i.~)ng tile t-urtP-,e~;n r~nu r:;lt"~ve ~-;orml,~t'l~:::n,
al'Tii c::~u~r~d . t1Utiil1:r.,ms dt .. t.. . . _ . . _ . . . . _ . _ .. · . _. ..-})
snd 1n f)"Cn ter t;.teHntrre ~~wong. the U<tttcntnts~;, l:n r-~·;~y 1.11:3 -so1~t-.; ot··
the *overg(~blt*evl:'atte :0Y.-9cbse Hottctntot!Jt de ~1ektc 1<!ill~7itie ontvl~~;t
kill.t.Xt so~~~ ~'t tl~ttlr les:} fortun~~te b:f'!~;thr;m, ~1\c~ ~~et'er su.ffe!"1nJ;~'
o:t tht:: JlX>!lt serlcrns C:::(J.n;;lit1es thr~t overttJok the nott~::ntots ~nrl rr:•
:aultod 111 a ht}~~v:v death toll"'?)
As tht: ·~uro~!et-Ji G"'l.on1ett1 ext~mJt;d t:t~elJ.~ l1nti holc.lir':.:ps rtnd ~et.tlc~J :turth.er s.!;:;·~-Y t:ro;;1 fhpe il'tJ~ll., the l!ott!l,lltot~ lY;C!lt4B
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~,:ns~ or ~x:nved f'lt.rthnr iul::xld.. By tl1e e.na ot the Sr~venteuxth Cf.~n.tury· the Hnt tontots werf;< s'rn.::tl<en of aa tt.Snistinp tile tc~~\rs in
tllf.:' lig!~ter ~~riil~Il tltr~l oyt~l!'"~;tions f.iltl o?.S 'Jrovidi:ng "d'ttE/P l~,lx;ur
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for thf; ;)!l:tcll"~ Wbf;;n JO}l.'l /fla.rro:~ ·tunr:o~i tht~ ~f4''G 'Colony at ti"t{t F~llfl of the e1gtlte!~ntli Ct'ntury:. h~! CH~~ to the: connl~~s:lt)n trr." .. t, in the tU//trtr;t o:f firf~~~ff•:nelnftt trw, rLVt:ri~~ce Ptm.r- fri~ter ernnloyetl five
Hottentot se!'Vf:nta fnr i~Vf::r:y tt~ sl.s:ven ..,"" {\)
·,~<h!'m, 1n l?fi~~ E'elttler tmdn:rtook an CXl'>t/(~1t1on f.rt'lnt
tlr::t:J%a ~:.~ot-m tot-:rrds !fonr::el r~y r . .:ld 1nlcrtCi to~.:t;:rds: .r,i;)llf'kloot end tnen. to~ ;:a"{iS tne f~runtoos r~tver-~' be or~:-;o nmln 'tlot trilltotu 1,;:ho hsd
-~rl'-i't ·""l<'ii~·-.~·t•F<en--:..t~..>'l- ~~~1~ U o~,<:v:~#L~:.~ ~u~·",~\j, wJ_• ,~~:~-!\' <-~ ~~«, ~,::L, ~"', -~~· _-r ""'41' 'f.P>'ii'J!:•t' ""'.'J'I:••i: ~-.,··ttl.r";;· ['m" 1 4/.:i. 'f1\'tfti>'TU'~¥\< ~AD~_.~~j{"~.t,t, ~;;('-.dol:_,~ ~~· h-c . ..,.d-6 ;t"'!ft,.,--.1"1 -.. ~:"VliJr2 \r .· f~
tt..e;tjo ~i:lt~;>t~tots hnd *~1[ wet e:r ·woon. ·twt.~f;VFJn by om;e l:::l,ntlboluo:rsl!
Re fotu.t1 nvt}v::r<niS lJottenttJts: vr~J :t'lt-.l~~ th'1-C;or:~e dt;;:tri'b:"J:lisr~l t:nd t~w.
ber:n liVit\f; tfi¥Jtl thu chr~!to .ttt'Jcb l:tk~? the 1\ttthmett.~ ~;Tl<l \filo ilati tl.S ~~
r:e:3nl t of i:MlfJF,ger btl n oo~~ncllcd to c<;t tlncb tl~1nga:t ,.llm.,_.rv:J:n tle 'll"<>':t-~·'<"'t'"liif ~.~:lll'> ,..,#'fi¥lt1 "(~.8fl l'H't #'.;tojY3)
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ln 1~1fj. rrovrJ:mor. v:al !f'lt:~tt:eniJ(:rg tr~:vr~lled 1nl~~n.:l to
Grr'.i~ff,...fjr~innt~ tm,(i tn the ~euoo:rg~ antl th~~tlce to v:~n .Plettmb-r':rf'("
Be::rtX>n. Iri all. t·rit:· tcr~i tory rta trr~V(~raed., tha:l' r'.ovc:~rr:<l%' ftJ~JnLl no
tndrn;1en:Jk::nt tr~toon of ~bt1;t:ntatth Uf.~ only Cf",;.I\!C u~jon J!ott(~n:tectt$ i,;no
~--A ,P-t'>-'fi ;<'l'f'>:)"AL> \1~•; ... ~ ":kif""'L'!t" ~''<'<~-t. t:ht'l""" F.i..,._.,:t_l'iflfl """'.;; ti-<-p; *''!-tt,.l"':,•P.:-;;"" ,i'lt{~'"l...._
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ondct:t oozelvr; { ti:o-lon.ist(m) te:r :;;.:-oon -~1~1;:ran ,gf;kmccn ?.o vond u'lnn de~""rtl
et·":~"'i' ~;r,._..~ :&f"i'f!;.t';'t~• t:'l'""'"l~~ '¥'·~-~'!'; ,J!_:··-~ -~ ~~ .... -JA,.'~ ~'f ... ~ .f"..:;A.\_ .. ;;.~\,~ ~ ., ... .... ~$...i~'\ ~ ... l>" .... 4l__._~ o-""n _._i.t-~ •t' __ ... .)<'-:>,1\J~.t-!{· ,,A~- ~-._.t~..4t.;J:.· -~ Vi.ti~ ~t..'".'f'' f~'"'IO'W<I,tf.\'ftB o~!-.~p"l tia __
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eig .. ~t1-e3 of ttre e1r,hteo.:-nth Cf;n.t~trY, ~:ma c;:.me -~~;{Ill sJ;~<l.l r~zrtles of iftot't:f';Iitots.,., :t~e ,fcun:J th'fdfi: l.:G':k:",V ~:.;zi 1n.Joll,.;nt .. '"§~1j 2ltllen jt.V::t~n.t
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dle;te ornre:tacll1ll.ii)ln1u tlont i'lr;:£ tot oorkl!jO!ih~id en lulllf)id nf:.igen; hr::t llo<'!i!en ~1jncr lalritln ~n de :rorg vt;c~r ,,~1;Jn ue~rt~_En,
. zie· ~ia;;AZ 1J1jnc vurrma~m*lte ooz1gtte:tfen• hij oefernt do ,j~Jgt n1Ht
al~ ~a.gt~r, r;~Gr ~ls .e,·~n ::~Ar.al.j! d1t: iiotH'~' d;•n l:iUTif;;Cl" get1l"6Vffll en geprn,_t{f.?:ll:l. ~ror.it"' Voa;r hr;t over1r,c, !let worlaienn VfYrgcet.::n(lc,
o~;kont,-;r!i. OV():r, tmt toekon~£~de ~ k:t..tt llet tegr~:~s~JOor:r,lge r.Ulct'ft:.
he-11 tr.f!;;!:fen t:n beleJJB irtt.Joezenl(Jn. i) OtbtJr tr~,:vellera conti~~t.~d
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·t~lis and l~~'::Jentt:u ttr·u;;n the' lflnenrable ltmlness ~ 1~f. tne Hhtt.;::ntot~ *
\rlrlle ;~rj:rtten ot the not~entc~ts ·wc:rn s:nttllr~f~ (ill the
:t~a~tem :frontit~r of t.ru7 :tr11J":icUy e~tln~l1ng {~)lony, tlJe;rr: ""re:re :tlt.bt?ra
:l~;~tc.r to be lUlO?'tl · oo the !SjJ~t{,\l~·d.a ~~nd~ the Cri('ltan.- ·~!110 r~tre~;;ted t\1
tl.a.e nr;::r.nr:c ~~ 1 1vcr beycmd tl1~~ ~r-!k :~:'twr :rod th<~ 'rbkk:nveld; othe~
v:~tlt:t3 of Hottt:ntot9 ~~~e to bt:~ tenmd ln tb5 1ro:rt·r) .... ~?es.t. In 17tio
Jr.:iiOOtl!J.s O'.J:;.tze · tr$1Vt~lled. ovr:r thiu ·t~:rr1 t;:::ry nnu C!.~me: n:-JOn Crlqn~.•
~.rJd .N:amr1Cr;;\t::s .in the tcrra.tory .of tho f'.ot~la.t"id north v·f t.ha t'ir::~~e
"'iii<t·ti'>~.l. Jl't;~>A 'J;f .~~.-.,.._.,~ "1Y $~1·.' ··. n••''i.lntl' lbl'i"'h••'~l'"~) k .. ;o: ... rtn1ri.i<i-4 .o<tl~~·nt~
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!~tt(ntvts under t11o lcndcr.uhtJ! vf 01"-'.tJ rt:~:renct" *•n \':Deyer:.::n
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t:btt(~ntot uyt 't ~boovf.;nl:.~m1* ~ ·~ltO ooal?J tti}Ctik r7ltttoo., Othor ~!otten•
tot t.-ribes. wt~:re ,!):196 e:noounteret:t~)~het,ie Ba.sta,rd, ••. rrott!-'i!lltot COh'1'Jun1-
t1elt tr:n<"lf1;:l to seek :rcfw.::e 1n tbe · ina.coemstble llfil"ts ot' the z,:..r.~r-t-
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1~1art from their int!ol~rl.Cf),. th(: ·'HottfJntt~ts rc~~d1lY
st~cr.tnlitUl ·to tl~<; ter.lt'ft?::t;tiun nf U'l.toxic.r::~t1nr:; lie :uor.. Ti~1s 11/tv;;r
w:w ret"~tlly SU'1<lied. l>y the Nuro;::c~'n tr::~_;Je-rs; s.nd evtm too t:;n;t ....
drosts tt€<·UeRted ttw governM'Jl.t tet gut~:.>lY li/'UOl* :tar t!ln: p~.srr~:me
of tr~;~ ·u_~iz; ~'ittx the ·f!ott~"JlttitD!> ~>n the~ f:;;:rms a. ·~r.~.ctice :::;ro~1e by
~i.'hlch ~trO·•· iOi.;t-t Mf~tfl~S suc,;;·,l1ts~1 11,· .tmr to th~~lr servt~uts 1n ·~:tfi.:rt
!)f;.\~ent of ~,r,.ges~) :tJy· lH:~o too -pot;1 t1on n~tti so U{~'ter1or;~te:~ thr;:t
Com-.,1$~'1\.s-tmr nlrt:c 1'itl$ cor~clleti to re:-··ort th:nt fttbo r~ropens1 ty
of tl1e ilOtt·Pntota· to tn~ UGt~ ~xf u:r:tir1tt~_;;;ns. ltr·ur?:r tO'rm~ tnr>
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:~:·oo ;moral dett,\rloratlun of the Hott1"'nt~ts -~as rtl.ao
conf1T:t~~t~tl by .l?ev.., u.r~. U~llbeok .. 4 )
of the r4.)lour-ed reo:'"le waa that provtdml by the s:ltr:ws:; t.,;~tlO t,mn~
'brtJU[{'!lt tQ rc~1th ~:'tiCtl f!'Oln ~.l~J:.:~a:SC'?l"~ 0i:c'np:al~ tb.e lt:tleJn~ .!JDd C'Q!'OlU'Jl~l~''l !'tt~...St$1, ~;:~Jt\"it1us" cf!eylon Grtd the r;a~t. InrU.tm IS:l(:lnds.
Al;~st front tiK~ time he l:~.rHt~-<l, -Jr.:;Jl V~;!fl }11(31Joock~ t¥UO
came ~;..~iti1 tne itltt:~ntion;, :not ot #JC;':Uirln.e OOlf.~nl;,2·l. ·~ur.te.sc1iJ:OS fo:r
ttie ~)Utcll t;::;;:$3't. .trot~~ r-,c!rrft1~;,ny ~ 'bttt tor estr~ttli~~t~tng a tt1~e -',:,t. tile
r:~we, ~'ile:rt· tlt~ shipr! en ·routf~ to .t1t1(1 trom Ind1' co~dJ t."e t:(nctiDl'fXl
owr.ht.mletl f;r,.u ~~<ttrna. ·1::hi lt't ti~o ~:r~:.;;.rr~n CO'~~l~l rest ;·.::;nu. tlw: -
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sup~;lioo ot t1'i~ .abtr;s coul:J be re\~len1~thed,. hatt difficulty ·n1th
~r:r:tv2l.~ vcn ~'~ie'OOcok: ¥!rote· to bin atb;!er1"m 1n tr1a1~ .• tnD·t he d;:;::s.1l'ed ttl·· ~ve l:~.oour~) 'No s!~;;ren conldit llv'!·~ever Ill: lle sp::;..red fi11d f:Jr six ye .:~; he 1la1l ·;o uut.f1t1e ·~~~1 tbfHJt 'J·l~;vc: l:~fbt~t~ ~ tllt11'tgh a t:r~rt
alaveh 1 t~~ dnr.l.ng tim 1ntt:r1m :pt::-.rlod tJenn. br,:n~ut ~" th~ C~r.ne~)
V}\a t..!~~ ~i\.1,-,~~~ f!, .. t~·~'<·':'Wi· ;~'ll'!>t.,.. .. o!L"~-~:~s_ ~ ~-~~-~lo*t:''!'.).~ _.,~:-"-*· iW.!!S .,.,v·lt"~"" ->~tc· ,,.. %-4.J ·_ ~•1n· (~_:."~~1;, \lr}~P """""~~ ·r.T'""i. __ tt;,•c./1 -.'lll\:t:~k ~;_,*L- ..,.!'\..,. ... ,... ~,;t.~ii:·-~.;\~- ;n:. !xf:•· ~~~~~,<t ~~-..-~~~.t~;.~;?r.i· .• ..c.-'!fi .
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.~tte:~ts. to cn;:nloy tt1e 1ndifena~JS TIO"\t,rmtoti... Vt;;n ttle'bef;l;; even
·,;~ . trol~tht ot ensla.'V'il1f' tl:u:; Hot"tt~tot~t·-t .
Van H1e'beeci-rta rA};,ue~;;t tor SlE.1W la.bo~)r: was not :1t til.l au·:rp:r1s1:ng) ~.t~ $l.~.tv£:ry w.~ rm ai.f(.'Oflt *lnlvHra~l 1tt::-;:t1 tn:t1an ~ror •. gut tilt": <:.1V111~H?!l ns~tionn Cf. thfJ ·ds~y. i'he 3';ortuguese, !:100 ~ere tl.'iB
~u:ror·c~·.n. 1~1f~1ner1:rs (;t tJlg ~a.st,. were; the fi:rt:rt great. sl~}ve tuerrn1E..nts of .r~tlern 'ti1·,~a. ·~'<:ittl ·tht' r1~e of .nutcn ~Jlonts~:-·Uon in thf1 Y.;.~t
mlii tii.eir conr~.llti::S\ of tho I·n~tttt;uenf1:t tlt.e ~::utcb C\:tntimwd too r;~rd:C•
tlce 'O·f ·~l~Jvnry:. :r:u f~~etf alt~ve:ry 1tr~s mt rt:gi'lrded ~ ·oott}ft incc'J~r~
Pt:tt1ble ~~1 th Cl'i~litt.onlty ~Jd r~r2~Yr7rs wen;· con~tt~illtly of:fered ·up to
tilt Cre:: tor fo:r en~.r~ing thM strece~:1 (rf t:rre sl~tv~ tr::~.ae rru tor
sl~.~:ve:~ c2r:turerl J.n 1~·i:r.:rcy 011 t1:tt:1 !llgt~ ttet:1c$~}
no·r::;ew::r". thf~. lROO~Jr r,;-osi t1(fr!; at the; C:1pe :)lgS ~tJl(fdP.tily e:;:~1e-;1 by tt~f~ 1utexrj·f;Ct<~f1 .[;.r,~tv:"l in :It~ble Bay ci'n Puth March 16fia of
·t.t~ s1:lii} ·~rntor:trt ;i, t.b. otm inmted :'lnd sr~venty ftwir f..l'lt;Ol~~ s1·=tvrJ~
.a.oor.~ra" t;:ti~en. f;ax{f, ~ l"r;rtogurJt;~.: ~hil~ b::nmd 1·o:r :era'l11 * some f'tM ,, .. _
weco lcitc~~ :J· the y,;:t.dlt i!~s~;ett tt:r:rive;! 'l.fi tr..: t~.;o :tmnrlred &.nu ti~t'"7nty t!:')
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slrives tt~ kept ,1.p ~"vi tn :~ad2W:~;~oar tiM $ftt:.ll v~Jtrels wt~re f-rom tlt:e
tri time rro.nt. f;rorxt To1Jla ·a,3.y to proetrte thetn~ 'rn tile; :r..ei;crt1~;;;tit'lns
%..'•1-·. 'r.'!· _lf:i\.JJ,f bh •tl'U!!. l.fHj.~~- ~ t.··;:¥"1· , __ ,c.\_.,. P'.{ft;;, • -~--.k -H'~I-$-..g. 4~WA-ff -TJ~t!.ft. ~ ~;c::.-ty~_yg-. :11..'!'!;';1~~-;_. .,.n- ,._ ¥1'\',r•:.. tc~'i:;;_.,,,M '"·l·· ~:~,...,.r;,B: -~-~""r;t nb·t·:·"'"""'~'rl W --~~-MA.~r- ... .,- 'Jt~J!!! W;i~ 't~t:iU~;>1.·1· !,.&~~. ... .,. ··~-~.k~- ~~~-~"' "v.· 1· •
tr~oe :ot a tm~t~.-ortny slr·w f:r<fii~ tue Ce.~;e 4 : ~r,tts slave ·nerved ~1s.
!nte't'jfl't~1;C·l"" llUt be ltit:e'!l:t'l'!t~tl tl1e 1:ntenge, lKitJ':t:d tlf li1S .oountry~x~un, 1<!00 Wt'rLQ.;;i h~:ve t4lnr6.ererl :t1•1l t~t the :firHt o.~:r'~Ol"tun1 t.y :t ft-~tl he lli}t
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b111'ty· v£ tl!~1ng in st~:-tves,. Cnly a .fJ:rall n'tt!:J>e-r -YF~ obtr~~lned.,. .'J.1ld in 1'/J-0 tt~:- ~!a\'{t Ir;dlti r~m:::~ill'Y aba1iaoned JlelHgoa 'flay tifter -~.ll oec:t~
t~\~ l,r;umed r,nd. etgllty tJ1£~l't3:a hr~i 1~e&::n. tfbt;~lntm,. nnu tt;ese. l:'5te;
eenr;r:n..lly· or a cr1~Yiinra di~-10s1 t1.on, inclined to m:trJ.e:r :'!< tttt:~ft c~
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l!ott~uex~c nhl::';;s. r;~1 tH.e·r by J)H:t:tmme ot by cu::r}ture~ ;3n~1 ~~t1rt'1ri~
tr:..les ¥rere oftnn tol~'t ot ~;ncon:ntHrll 'l.':i.tb bnccnnet-:re ancl t~lrn.tes,
1n ":0hicb ·thn l.;l,pves ~tt tlt:'i.en tc,:t~~tst b:rr;ovcly sitle bY nld>E~~ 1,1ith thn1r
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c~~to:rs~ · '~Jbf3n t.bt:~ tli:yl(,n s~glla.dr<!:ll ~a:r:ivi?d B,t 'tabl,e ,~Y in t,~fr;l':OO
1G?7 the.:t~.;, ~ero Qne h'~JJ~i:rea :r~1t1100r1n :9l~vee en btl~~r~L. A-CtJOt' ~!:ng tlls letter ttbicJl oc~X>mr~~nt~~~, tt!en-~ lt:irtl times. ha.d. f::l:ten on }~ooctr~
anti ttr~~~; 1Jr~ft:~rtun::~te bei11~7S,., ~r-en·e£1. t}y :t·.::UI~lle~~t h[:JJ ~~Q;ld thorJS'-'::1.
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~·nt:-,; ~lt~1n'3S l,;f}'r'a tl!;;}t i)n:t:y e'Ttnlagnd bY tbrJ: a:uth~-rr.ltien
e.t t11e {':~itt" bat were t!lso oolti ta too oolonlttts~, ~,;oo prcrjt~ed. them into serVice_. • ~~~1t.t1 tt..g ~r-iV5£l of t11e ft·rRt h~~tm o.f nl:~vr-m 1n.
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mr;~k-et .u:., ... <mJe 1'trw'D.... 'tlt.O~Jtb ;!t~rtnl.s;:~ion y,~aa t:1'ti1trtetl ey tne Ul'ttnt~1
of 1-"'li;Zlr J.r; l~H to t:r:1a:ttc tltrmnbCRt! tri e"-i11· K10tlf~ ttl~ 'F,:)t§t itn.ut
tc pur~tJf~ ,;:~lt:\ms tt1P vt:Iltu:rt3 tu-JVI:r :mt1terteoli~t~l:) ~t:d thus tl~e
1~tt;rgti.f~r· r:et\f.~;te· eo:c~ld t·~:ri te to tiC;''Jterr0nt....aovt:1motr Bcn.trk:e in 10·:ru: ·
.lifTho 1r.ih.~~i~lt·:nts tJf th1s ool.t~ny h::~~ nt;:vc.r etrb~~Yk.e-d 1~ 0ny extmut~
·t.ir,n tc obt0:l'n ~l~:voSr by ~nu11est or ilf::rter in other ·Ci';ttUlt:rtag, ~~
ha,s rr. r>1:rtf~le l.n.rlt:v1uual ot tlle n1.taerou .. tj t~·!J:Je.~ of s~;;v-e~"e9 by vbom
.. ~, we lr.llra ~1llr:tr;tmdr~.::.1;t c:;ver OOt;rt enslaved by lt.; .. ~
fJt;.e sltiWG ~t tt.e (]f4ie tbfJG fell 1rto 'f:HO, mc~in cl~-m ·~;(~St
~'Imae- ooiotlf}:tng t\) ·tllt: <r:rttt<:tb 'hr~st tmli'1l:t ~"kYti-~p':::ny ~~s:! t'iii:1~e. e;~vc;.cloyea,
ny l:ri~li:tridltLl td::f1t11::.:ls;r O'Ul"£'ll6'ts ftnd :f;yrn£fl'S. 'flle pri~:;.telv <nmc-d oSl~·.vatt ~ere ti,Ct.;\rJit'ed~ troPJ: tllf? f?.OJI~~.my! 3' or ~;l(~'te r;ttr't~b::13!-td. ct.t r~ulllic
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~itoo. r,rlcna: ~~ern ll!.f:l'l:t :a. sl~;.;w ~:~ t~oltl !or 11!551 r1Xt[oll::;;r9l
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vltd.'~n a.f tiie sl~~~vr:s in tile l.o:1~}C~) Tt1~ t.i:r)1t e~ten?:11vr~ st*t ot rules nm£ :r-e[.nlattol'le fo.lt tlio t:rctitment ot !)l~£W~ at tttn t_in,ne !:t:J.s
<1r!4'ted by ~l'>tt~:::ta,; lr;.ner ~~t:n>flr1k ,Mlr1~:·;n. v~2:11 HheF.d.e r1oon he vini te:il
tire set t1C;1ti£nt irt 16H5"' · '7) :ttc r.tlt.m drE"'ftcri !'t1fi~.ll~.t1t'lns in cont1ect1rxn
'E~· tht~ end of the eigntt~entb Cf:'ntt:rry tiler~~, ,;ore ',':1l!ln1;:;t
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lt ~,~,;tlld :~:;:-:~e~-1' th>£d; tlx:· 3l~x:ves 3~,t tne 1.~~e war~;: tre~~t.,
~ees!ittEltlY '>'oll. Va11 li\(:-bcr:ck CCttltX:mnt1 hlc!~r:l:f ~tl tn t'il~51:t clothi
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