Author: JEREMIE (Sir John)
Title: Mauritius. A Short Appeal to the House of Commons, in answer to the Charges brought against the inhabitants of Mauritius, more particularly in a Pamphlet, by John Jeremie. Esq. entitled "Recent Events at Mauritius."
Description: London: Printed by W. Glindon, [1835]. First Edition, 30, [2]pp., text slightly foxed towards the end, disbound. Judge Jeremie was appointed Attorney-General in Mauritius and arrived from England in 1832 to announce abolition without indemnity to a hostile reception of sugar planters and slave owners. Slavery was finally abolished in 1835 but not before the owners received £2,000,000 compensation from the British. After accusing Mauritian judges of involvement in slavery, Sir John Jeremie was honoured in 1836 by the Anti-Slavery Society.

Keywords: SLAVE TRADE MAURITIUS