Records of Old Barbados. to; 



of Ffrance, Dire£lor and Keeper of ye Seale of ye said Companie doe 

 certifie and signifie unto all persons unto whom it shall or may apper- 

 taine, we have absolutely and fully sold * * unto Cesar Dumsoll, of 

 the Island of Barbados, gent : 6 negroes, &c. 



Signed JOHN CHATARIN du PLESSY, 

 JOHN DE BRAGELONE. 

 That so high and mighty Seigneurs should have conde- 

 scended to such small dealings as the sale of six negroes 

 is wonderful. They re-appear in a conveyance dated 



1654, 6 May, — by which John Spence conveyed to John Bragelongue 

 and John Cartaraine du Plessis, in consideration of 15,000 lbs. musco- 

 vado sugar, 19J acres St. George's parish. 



In 1681 the hour of meeting of the Councill was 8 a.m. 



A tax was levied on every ship of i lb. of gunpowder 

 for every ton measurement. 



In that year the first Postmaster was appointed in the 

 person of Mr. JOHN Dallison. The order was some 

 years ago printed in the Argosy ^ but may be reproduced 

 here. It runs thus : — 



Barbados: By His Excellency. 

 Whereas for ye preventing ye great inconveniencings which may and 

 did happen to the inhabitants of this island by loose careless, and undue 

 methods formerly used in giving out and delivering letters brought to 

 this place from all parts, whenever any ships, or other vessels come 

 with goods and touch and traffick here, I have thought fitt to grant 

 the office of Postmaster to Mr. John Dallison, to exercise the same by 

 himself, or his sufficient deputy or deputies. Now to the end all due 

 ca:re * * * may be had that all letters brought to this island may be 

 speedily and carefully delivered to the person or persons to whom they 

 are superscribed and direfted, and that it may appear upon all defaults, 



' whether it bee the negleft of the Postmaster, I hereby further order 

 ind striftly require all Masters of ships and of all other sorts of vessells 



I'of what kind soever coming to this island and bringing letters for or 



1 direfted to any person or persons in this Island, that they and every of 

 them forthwith upon their coming to anchor in any part of this island. 

 Deliver all such letters to the said Postmaster, his deputy, or deputies 



' coming on Board and demanding the same and to noe other person or 



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