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{"value"=>"Emancipation in the West Indies - Letters"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Three letters between van Rossum and William King, both of London, regarding the potential consequences of British emancipation of slavery in the West Indies. The two discuss favoring compensation to West Indian planter merchants for loss of their enslaved property. The colonies of Berbice, Demerara, Dominica, and Esequibo are mentioned, as is the condition of the enslaved population at the time of writing as compared to the difficult lives of the laboring classes in Britain.</p>"}
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