From Goltzius, Lisse, Netherlands
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Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co.,1988, 491 pp., hardback linen with gilt lettering on front and spine, with original dustwrappers (some fading to spine and some damage to top of front of wrappers). "In 1654 the Bristol City Council passed an ordinance requiring that a register of servants destined for the colonies be kept, the purpose being to prevent the practice of dumping innocent youths into servitude. The registers, covering the period 1654 to 1686, are the largest body of indenture records known, and they also are a unique record of English emigration to the American colonies.". Seller Inventory # 30880
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Title: The Bristol registers of servants sent to ...
Binding: Soft cover
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