The Chronicle documents continued capture of...

Grenada orders weekly publication of Black Rangers’ returns

15 March 1815

The St George’s Chronicle and Grenada Gazette reported that the governor directed weekly publication of the Loyal Grenada Rangers’ service returns. Later lists recorded enslaved people apprehended...

Grenada publishes a registry law that records enslaved people as property

31 March 1817

The registry law required detailed schedules of people held in slavery, including names, estimated ages, colour categories, African or Creole status, and conspicuous marks. The law also regulated...

Grenada’s first slave registry deadline records people as property

31 July 1817

Grenada’s registry law required slaveholders to submit names, ages, colour, African or Creole designation, identifying marks, and estate information for enslaved people. The initial returns were due...

Grenada law reinforces a £100 barrier to manumission

27 July 1818

A Grenada law passed on 27 July 1818 reaffirmed a £100 payment attached to manumission. The later 1826 law notes this measure while repealing the payment. Manumission remained a constrained route to...

A Grenada newspaper publishes a list of people apprehended by Black Rangers

28 April 1819

A list issue cited in historian Heather Freund’s study records enslaved people apprehended by the Loyal Black Rangers. The wider set of lists names many individuals and records claimed owners and...

👉 The Chronicle documents continued capture of Grenadian fugitives Current

13 May 1819

A second issue cited in the published study carried a list of runaways apprehended by the Loyal Black Rangers. The repeated publication of such returns shows that escape was persistent enough to...

A Grenada notice disputes an enslaved woman’s reported identity

15 May 1819

A notice in the St George’s Chronicle responded to an earlier fugitive list that named a woman as Jacline, said she belonged to Lataste Estate, and had been captured at nearby River Sallee. A...

Grenada allocates public money to purchase Sergeant Mitchel’s freedom

7 July 1819

An account of the Legislative Assembly published on this date set aside up to £82 10s from public funds to purchase the freedom of Sergeant Mitchel, who had served for a long time in the Loyal Black...

A published Ranger list records Bob’s movement between estates

15 December 1819

A list covering June 1819 was published in the December 15 issue of the St George’s Chronicle. It recorded Bob as escaping from Francis La Barrie and being captured at Woodford Estate. The original...

A published Ranger list records John’s capture near Silver Arm Estate

15 December 1819

The June 1819 runaway list, published on December 15, named a man called John as coming from “Plaisants” and being captured above Silver Arm Estate in St Patrick Parish. The historian notes several...

Grenada consolidates laws controlling the enslaved population

26 April 1825

A consolidated Grenada slave law dated 26 April 1825 assembled rules governing the enslaved population, including policing, punishment, provision, and restrictions on movement. Although its title used...

The Chronicle documents continued capture of Grenadian fugitives

People in this event

Loyal Grenada Black Rangers

named fugitives in the list

Organizations in this Event

St George’s Chronicle and Grenada Gazette

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