English Officers et al. in Colonial Jamaica - 7 June, 1730, at night
from 'America and West Indies: July 1730, 1-5', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 37, 1730, pages 155-165:
[Original spelling retained. The listening experience occurs during an attempted suppression of slave rebellion. An earlier communication, item 309, states: ‘We are at present threatned by strong bodys of rebellious negroes in severall parts of the island’.]
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Arthur Percival Newton and Cecil headlam (ed.), 'America and West Indies: July 1730, 1-5', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 37, 1730, volume 37 (London, 1937), p. 155-165. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547561545080 accessed: 19 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| rebel drumming | performed by fugitive slaves |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 7 June, 1730, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
British History Online, a digital library created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, includes calendars of state papers in which the listening experience was identified. Calendars are very detailed summaries of documents arranged chronologically, intended as a finding aid. Original documents are often held at the National Archives at Kew.