By means of this iniquitous practice the wages in the Slave Trade, though nominally higher in order to induce seamen to engage in it, were actually lower than in other trades.

All these usages I ascertained in such a manner, that no person could doubt the truth of them.

I actually obtained possession of articles of agreement belonging to these vessels, which had been signed and executed in former voyages.

I made the merchants themselves, by sending those seamen who had claims upon them to ask for their accounts current with their respective ships, furnish me with such documents as would have been evidence against them in any court of law.

On whatever branch of the system I turned my eyes, I found it equally barbarous.