Ordinances Concerning the Control and Premiums for the Introduction of Free Labourers into Surinam

This 24-page pamphlet, published in Amsterdam in 1863, contains two ordinances related to the transition from slavery to a system of indentured servitude in Suriname following the abolition of slavery in 1863. The first ordinance addresses the control of the introduction of free laborers. The second ordinance details the government's offer of premiums to incentivize the recruitment of these laborers. While printed in Amsterdam, the text is in English. This pamphlet provides valuable insight into the complex socio-economic dynamics of post-emancipation Suriname.

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Geography

• Suriname

Subjects

• Race relations
• Slavery
• Labor laws and legislation
• Indentured servants

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 15