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Example sentences for "purchase slaves"

  • The mother-country had no other communication with its colony than by a single ship, sent out annually to Africa to purchase slaves, which being sold in America, the ship returned home laden with the productions of that country.

  • The object of this association was to purchase slaves; but they were to be sold again; and that could be done in no other place than in the New World.

  • To this island the Spaniards are continually sending large vessels to purchase slaves.

  • In about a couple of hours, the Krooman returned, in consequence of having met with a very large canoe coming down on her passage to the Camaroon river, to purchase slaves.

  • During these years the planters were too impoverished to purchase slaves.

  • Those who found it possible to purchase slaves, even one or two, could ride upon the black tide, but the others slowly sank beneath it.

  • This day one of our guide's people went away to purchase slaves at Laby in Foota Jalla, distant three long days travel.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    address delivered; are about; are only; different years; dozen people; early years; great authority; high quality; hinder from; intellectual liberty; loose materials; moderate heat; other parts; poor young; probable that; prosecuting attorney; purchase slaves; purchase them; something for; take measures; thus doing; time wore; young brother