The Canon of Curaçao records another labor contract on 16 July 1863. Read alongside the contracts of 9 and 10 July, it shows early movement into contracted work; these records tell us little about the workers’ own descriptions of consent or working conditions.
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What was the effect of the 1917 CPM date in the chronology?
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The 1916 letter announced the company would take effect on 1 January 1917.
The National Archives says BPM asked to build at Asiento before buying the plantation.
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