He was brought to the colony in 1621. At this time, English and Colonial law did not define racial slavery; the census calls him not a slave but a "servant." Later, Antonio changed his name to ...

M.E.C.AN ENGLISH SERVANT.Mrs. ARTHUR SANDS. Bayonne, New-Jersey. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive ...

Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607. The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor.

Coming from the country’s leader at the time, this statement is a damning indictment of the English proficiency ... response from a senior retired civil servant in one of my chat groups ...