[monev_nevar]

Has anyone ever heard of an indentured servant, who when offered their freedom, some land, and crops... they refused because they were friends with some of the slaves at that plantation? Any help would be great! It's a question in our history class that no one's been able to answer.

[MrJohnDClare]

Me neither, Venom Raven.

Nothing on the internet

I have asked on the Teachers' forum - perhaps someone there will recognise the story.

When your teacher tells you, could you let us all know please.
We would be interested.

[Mr Moorhouse]

Quote

but they possess advantages which the ordinary wages of labour in England doubled
could not purchase. The slaves are so well aware of the comforts which they enjoy
under a master's purveyance, that they not unfrequently forego freedom rather than be
deprived of them. A slave beyond the prime of life will hesitate to accept manumission.
Many negroes in Barbados, Grenada, and Antigua, have refused freedom
when offered to them ; " what for me want free ? me have good massa, good country,
plenty to eat, and when me sick, massa's doctor physic me ; me no want free, no not
at all." A very fine coloured woman in Antigua, who had been manumitted from her
youth, came to Captain Lyons, on whose estate she had formerly been a slave, and
entreated him to cancel, if possible, her manumission, and receive her again as a slave. "
Me no longer young, Sir, and have a daughter to maintain!"

Taken from page 25 of this book.

[MrJohnDClare]

Wow Mr Moorhouse.
That's pretty impressive!

[Mr Moorhouse]

There's also this story about Uncle Billy Toombs. The article doesn't really give too much information though - and I've not found anything else about him online.