Global Encounters and the Archives: Britain’s Empire in the Age of Horace Walpole
Item
Martial Law in Jamaica, November 10, 1801 or 1803
Title
Martial Law in Jamaica, November 10, 1801 or 1803
Description
At the very least, Martial Law in Jamaica, created during the Haitian Revolution's final years and published long after its conclusion, mocks local militias' notorious lack of proper training. However, it also evokes anxieties over black enslaved and free soldiers' loyalty to British colonists –in particular, the possibility that black people in Jamaica (both soldiers and non-soldiers) might revolt like their Haitian counterparts. Catalog Record
Contributor
Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University Library
Creator
Abraham James
