Meltiah Green letter to William E. Green(1801 November 10)
- MS 2010.11
- 1 item
Letter dated 1801 from Meltiah Green, St. Thomas (Caribbean), to his brother William E. Green, Worcester, Massachusetts. Green describes the island of St. Thomas, giving particular attention to the trees and Blackbeard’s Castle. Green explains how Americans in St. Thomas circumvent American laws against the slave trade by having foreigners register their ships and flying them under the Danish flag. He also discusses the treatment of slaves, including their medical care and the religious practices of an enslaved Muslim who refuses to be Christianized. He further relates how slave women are sexually exploited by their white masters.