Source 1

Court records from Dominica, a British colony in the Leeward Islands, January 1814 (CO 71/51)

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1814 Jan[uar]y 15	John Pierre	Mr Grano	Co[ur]t Martial	Attempting to return to the Runaways with Provisions & having been runaway 2 Months	To be hanged	Hanged : Head cut off & put on a Pole. Body hanged on a Gibbet, 16 Jan[uar]y 1814
15 & 16	Peter	Hillsbro' Estate	ditto	Exiting a Mutiny among 20 Negroes of the Estate & harvesting them with provisions & while runaway	To be hanged	Hanged. Head cut off & put on a pole. Body hanged on a Gibbet 18 Jan[uar]y 1814
16	Hector	Mr Lionne	ditto	Runaway	To receive 100 lashes & to be worked in chains 6 months	Received 100 lashes 16 Jan 1814 & sold 21st April
	Rachel	Mr Grano	ditto	ditto	To receive 30 lashes & to be worked in chains 3 months	Received 30 lashes & delivered to owner 16th April 1814
22	Dick & Daniel	Hillsbro' Estate	ditto	ditto	To receive 100 lashes	Rec[eived] 100 lashes each, & released to owners att[ention] 22nd Jan 1814
	Sarah	ditto	ditto	ditto	To receive 50 lashes	Pardoned & released 30th Jan[uar]y
	Hetty, Penny & Placide	ditto	ditto	ditto	To receive 40 lashes each	Received 40 lashes each & returned to owner's att[ention] 22nd Jan[uar]y
28	Joseph	Mr Dubocq	ditto	supplying Runaways with salt & with provisions	Not guilty	Discharged
	Pierre	Mr Polus Estate	ditto	Encouraging the Neg[roe]s upon that estates who had absconded to stay away	To receive 100 lashes & to be worked in chains 6 months	Rec[eived] 100 lashes & died in Jail 6 april
	Charles	Mr Bonnjean	ditto	Being runaway near 17 months	ditto	Rec[eived] 100 lashes