xM A R R A T I V E O F A N 

 CHAP, liberty upon account of his long and faithful fervices> 



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pofitively refufed it, chufing rather to be the flave-of a 

 worthy mafter. This man had feveral flaves of his own, 

 kept a decent houfe, with handfome furniture, and fome 

 plate ; and when vifited by his humane mailer or miftrefs, 

 entertained them with Sangaree, port or claret. 1 muft, 

 however, acknowledge this to be a very lingular inftance; 

 and obfeive, that although a few live comfortably at Pa- 

 ramaribo, the greateft number are wretched, particularly 

 thofe governed by a lady^ who have many weals to fhow? 

 but not the fmalleft indulgence to boaft of. 



Among the flaves, thofe of the clafs called ^aderoom 

 are in general much refpe6led for their affinity to Eu- 

 ropeans; a Quaderoon being the offspring of a white 

 and a mulatto, and they are very numerous in this 

 colony. 



Here one not only meets with, the white, the blackj^ 

 and olive, but with 



« The Samboe dark, and the Mulatto brown, 

 " The Mgefti fair *, the well-limb'd Quaderoon." 



Thefe boys are generally placed out to fome good trade,^,- . 

 fuch as cabinet-makers, filverfmiths, or jewellers; whilfl 

 the girls are employed as waiting-women, and taught the 

 arts of fewing, knitting, and embroidery, to perfection : 

 they are generally handfome, and take much pride in 

 the neatnefs and elegance of their drefs. 



* The oiFspring of an European and of a ^admon» 



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