Letter from Jeremy Bentham to John Mulford, 5–8 and 25 November 1785

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As to the Slave-holder he must have been a man of substance, for these 18 wenches were all his own, and he expected to make from 30 to 50 lb stg. a head of them at Constantinople. Some of these young ladies, Mr. Henderson who had had slaves of his own, knew by their filed teeth to be Cannibals: One of them he found by some marks in their cheeks I think it was, to be of quality, probably of the blood royal, but gentle and simple, they were one and all, if any faith is to be given to external indications, by far the happiest set of people in the ship. From day to day there was nothing among them but playing and singing and laughing, and even such dancing as their confined situation would permitt [sic]. Their proprietor seemed to be a very gentle master, and to make use of hope as his instrument of government, instead of fear.

excerpt from 'Letter from Jeremy Bentham to John Mulford, 5–8 and 25 November 1785' pp. 400 (158 words)

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