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CHAP. Others with congratulations on our fuccefs againft the re- 



bels ; amongft the reft appeared the celebrated Gramman 

 fluacy^ who came to fhew nae his fine coat, gold medal,, 

 8ic. which he had received as a prefent from the Prince 

 of Orange, in Holland, This man, being one of the moft 

 extraordinary charadlers of all the negroes in Surinam, 

 or perhaps in the world, I cannot proceed without giving 

 fome account of him ; the more fo, as he has made his 

 appearance once or twice already in the courfe of this 

 hiftory. — This African (for he was born on the coaft of 

 Guinea) by his infmuating temper and induftry, not only 

 obtained his freedom from a ftate of flavery, but by his 

 wonderful ingenuity and artful condu(ft found the meana 

 of procuring a very competent fubliftence. 



Having got the name of a lockoman^ or forcerer, among 

 the lower flaves, no crime of any confequence was com- 

 mitted, efpecially at the plantations, but Gramman fluacy, 

 which fignifies Great-man Quacy, was inftantly fent for 

 to difcover the perpetrators, which he fo very feldom 

 miffed, owixig, in fa<Sl:, to their faith in his forceries^ 

 added to his penetrating look * and authority among them, 

 that he has often prevented farther mifchief to their 

 mafters ; and, for thefe fervices, occalionaliy received 

 very capital rewards. The corps of rangers, and all 

 fighting free negroes, are under his influence ; to whom 

 he fells his obias or amulets^ in order to make them in- 



* See in Chapter XXV. the manner in which I myfelf difcovercd a thief. 



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