PREFACE

pp v-lxxii

Contents

pp lxxiii-lxxvi

PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: Of the Necessity and Importance of describing the State in question, and the general Plan of the Work

pp 1-13

BOOK I - OF THE SLAVERY OF OUR COLONIES CONSIDERED AS A LEGAL INSTITUTION

CHAPTER I - Of the Origin and Authority of the Colonial Slave Laws in general

pp 14-26

CHAPTER II - Of the Persons who are subject to Slavery in our Colonies

pp 27-32

CHAPTER III - Of the legal Nature and Incidents of this Condition, as they respect and constitute the Relation between the Slave and his Master

pp 33-128

CHAPTER IV - Of the legal Nature and Incidents of Colonial Slavery, as they respect its Relations to Persons of Free Condition in general, the Master and his Delegates excepted

pp 129-195

CHAPTER V - Of the legal Nature and Incidents of West India Slavery, in its Relations to the Police and Civil Government of the Country

pp 196-333

CHAPTER VI - Of this State of Slavery in respect of its Commencement and Dissolution

pp 334-438

Appendix, No. 1

pp 439-445

Appendix, No. II

pp 445-452

Appendix, No. III

pp 452-474

Appendix, No. IV

pp 474-477

Appendix, No. V

pp 477-480