The correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788-1795 : Jamaica, the West India interest at Westminster, and the campaign to preserve the slave trade /
Fuller, Stephen,1716-1808,author.
McCahill, Michael W.,editor.
Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust.
"The correspondence of Stephen Fuller between 1788 and 1795 and an introduction that sets the context for the letters together provide a much needed account of how its supporters managed to preserve the trade for a decade or more. While reflecting the priority that Jamaica and the West India interest attached to fending off abolition, Fuller's correspondence addresses a host of the islands' other concerns. Among these were the need to provide for the islands' defense against foreign enemies and restive slaves; to beat back challenges to their commercial privileges; and to counter indictments of the planter regime by taking steps to promote higher birth rates among slaves and by adopting stronger, more humane slave codes. In confronting these challenges, Caribbean elites and their British allies discovered that a substantial portion of Britain's leadership no longer shared their priorities"--Provided by publisher.
"The correspondence of Stephen Fuller between 1788 and 1795 and an introduction that sets the context for the letters together provide a much needed account of how its supporters managed to preserve the trade for a decade or more. While reflecting the priority that Jamaica and the West India interest attached to fending off abolition, Fuller's correspondence addresses a host of the islands' other concerns. Among these were the need to provide for the islands' defense against foreign enemies and restive slaves; to beat back challenges to their commercial privileges; and to counter indictments of the planter regime by taking steps to promote higher birth rates among slaves and by adopting stronger, more humane slave codes. In confronting these challenges, Caribbean elites and their British allies discovered that a substantial portion of Britain's leadership no longer shared their priorities"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Opening of the campaign : 1788 -- Making the case : 1789-90 -- The West India interest under siege : 1791-2 -- Defeat, obstruction and partial victory : 1793-5 -- Appendix 1: Members of Parliament with West Indian connections, 1780-96 -- Appendix 2: List of the membership of the Persian Club (undated) -- Appendix 3: Remonstrance of His Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Council and Assembly of Jamaica, on behalf of themselves and all persons interested in the trade or cultivation of the West India Islands, 10 december 1789 -- Appendix 4: List of planters and merchants who resided in and around London -- Appendix 5: To the King's Most Excellent Majesty: The humble address and petition of the Assembly of Jamaica, 5 November 1790 -- Appendix 6: To the Right Honourable William Pitt, Chancellor of His Majesty's Exchequer: The memorial of the West India planters and merchants, London Tavern, March 1791.
Fuller, Stephen, 1716-1808
Jamaica. Assembly
Great Britain. Parliament
Slave trade
Antislavery movements
Slavery