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Title
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James Glen’s Answers to Queries from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations about the Colony of South Carolina
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Description
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British colonial administrators’ reports reveal the relationship between climate, the empire’s economy and enslavement. Here the Governor of South Carolina, James Glen, reports to the Crown’s official organisation monitoring trade in the British colonies’ plantations. He describes indigo and rice as “excellent” export commodities due to the region’s subtropical climate and highlights how these valuable crops are managed to exploit enslaved labourers across seasons in both the American and Caribbean colonies.
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Creator
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James Glen
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Date
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1749
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Identifier
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MS114
A Thousand Words for Weather
