

| BARBADOS postal history 1793 clean entire headed "Barbados June 3rd 1793" addressed Lady F. Fitzgerald, London carried privately "p. Capt. Bunan" and placed in the post with wavy BRISTOLL and rated "10", marked "negro stabbed". Contents include "A most dreadful instance offered three days past at Turners Hall, a young fellow one of the very best slaves, unfortunately had two wives (which is very common). Both young women and 5 months advanced in pregnancy, the other giving sucker, and upon some dispute arising between the husband and the latter, she went immediately to the house of the one with child and with a knife gave her such a wound in the belly as brought fourth some of the intestines, and very narrowly escaped her life, a Surgeon was sent for, which cost 4 Moidans and now think the injured party in a good way to do well without losing the child". £125 | |