Category Archives: Early Foreign Travel Accounts of Barbados

Father Antoine Biet’s Account Revisited: Irish Catholics in Mid-Seventeenth Century Barbados

Posted on 2015 by hopenorman

2015 (J. S. Handler & M. C. Reilly) “Father Antoine Biet’s Account Revisited: Irish Catholics in Mid-Seventeenth Century Barbados.” In A. Donnell, M. McGarrity, and E. O’Callaghan, eds., Caribbean Irish Connections (University of the West Indies Press, Mona, Jamaica), pp. … Continue reading →

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Barbados in the Apprenticeship Period: The Report of a French Colonial Official

Posted on 1980 by hopenorman

1980 (D. Gobert and J. S. Handler) “Barbados in the Apprenticeship Period: The Report of a French Colonial Official.” JBMHS 36: 108-28. The French government sent observers to the British West Indies to gather specific information on the consequences of … Continue reading →

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Barbados in the Post-Apprenticeship Period: The Observations of a French Naval Officer

Posted on 1978 by hopenorman

1978 (D. Gobert and J. S. Handler) “Barbados in the Post-Apprenticeship Period: The Observations of a French Naval Officer,” Part I and Part II. JBMHS 35: 243-66 and 36:4-15. In 1840, the French government appointed a royal commission to study … Continue reading →

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Memoirs of an Old Army Officer: Richard A. Wyvill’s Visits to Barbados in 1796 and 1806-7

Posted on 1975 by hopenorman

1975 (Jerome S. Handler) “Memoirs of an Old Army Officer: Richard A. Wyvill’s Visits to Barbados in 1796 and 1806-7.” JBMHS 35: 21-30. Wyvill was a British Army Officer in the West India Regiments. His diary entries on Barbados are … Continue reading →

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A German Indentured Servant in Barbados in 1652: The Account of Heinrich von Uchteritz

Posted on 1970 by Jerome Handler

1970 (A. Gunkel and J. S. Handler) “A German Indentured Servant in Barbados in 1652: The Account of Heinrich von Uchteritz.” JBMHS 33: 91-100 Cromwell shipped considerable numbers of his political and military enemies to Barbados where many of them were … Continue reading →

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Swiss Medical Doctor’s Description of Barbados in 1661: The account of Felix Christian Spoeri

Posted on 1969 by Jerome Handler

1969 (A. Gunkel and J. S. Handler ) “A Swiss Medical Doctor’s Description of Barbados in 1661. The Account of Christian Spoeri.” JBMHS 33: 3-13. A German-speaking Swiss physician and surgeon, Spoeri visited Barbados at least three times during the … Continue reading →

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Father Antoine Biet’s Visit to Barbados in 1654

Posted on 1967 by Jerome Handler

1967 (Jerome S. Handler) “Father Antoine Biet’s Visit to Barbados in 1654.” JBMHS.32: 56-76. In 1651, a French company obtained its government’s permission to re-establish a colony in Cayenne . Between 500-600 persons were recruited for this venture, and these … Continue reading →

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