1749: Valuable Negro Laborers from Whydah (Juda) (jan 1, 1749 – jan 1, 1750)

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Negroes from Whydah (Juda) were highly valued for their hard labour and expertise in growing sugar cane.

"Why are the Negroes from the Gold Coast and Whydah the most valuable, and so necessary for the subsistence of Sugar-Plantations?"

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Owen, W. 1749. The Alarm-Bell: Or, Considerations on the Present Dangerous State of the Sugar Colonies; with a Memorial … Concerning the Islands of St. Lucia, Dominico, St. Vincent, and Tabago. To which are Added, Queries and Answers Relating to the African Trade. p 8. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Alarm_Bell_Or_Considerations_on_the/AGAju464MSYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=whydah&pg=PT1&printsec=frontcover

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