 | 1812 - 1020 pages
...takes place ; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying his owner for...receives two new shirts, a complete new suit, with ï hat and a handsome knife. For smaller stones of trivial amount proportionate premiums are given.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1812 - 506 pages
...crowned with, a wreath of Bowers and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him bis freedom by paying his owner for it. He also receives...permitted to work on his own account. When a stone of ei«;ht or ten carats is found the negro receives two new shirts, a CQmplctp new suit with a hat and... | |
 | Anonymous - 1812 - 512 pages
...takes place ; he is crowned wiih a wreath of flowers and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom by paying his owner for...clothes and is permitted to work on his own account. Wlien a stone of eight or ten carats is found the negro receives two new shirts, a complete new suit... | |
 | 1813 - 818 pages
...takes place ; he is crown W with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying his owner for it. He also receives a present of new dothes, and is permitted to work on his own account. "When a stone 6f eight or ten carets is found,... | |
 | 1813 - 706 pages
...the adminiftrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying hit owner for it. He alfo receives a prefent of new clothes, and is permitted to work on his own account. When a ftone of eight at ten carats is found, the negro receives two new fliirts r a complete new fuit, with... | |
 | William Bingley - 1820 - 368 pages
...a wreath of flowers, and is carried in procession lo the administrator, who gives him his freedom. He also receives a present of new clothes, and is....own account. When a stone of eight or ten carats weight is found, the negro receives two new shirts, a new suit of clothes, a hat, and a handsome knife.... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pages
...takes place : he is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom by paying his owner for...a present of new clothes, and is permitted to work ou his own account. For small stones proportionate premiums are given ; while many precautions are... | |
 | 1822 - 872 pages
...takes place ; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom by paying his owner for...new shirts, a complete new suit, with a hat and a handsomeknife. For smaller stones of trivial amount proportionate premiums are given. During the author's... | |
 | 1822 - 430 pages
...takes place; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom by paying his owner for...and is permitted to work on his own account. When a stons of eight or ten cara's is found, the negro receives two- new sliirts, a complete new suit, with... | |
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When a negro is so fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an octavo, (17-i carats,) much ceremony takes place ; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying his owner... 
