The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule 1671 1754 With a Supplementary Chapt
The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule 1671 1754 With a Supplementary Chapt
Waldemar Westergaard
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3, 794.. 1, 661.. 3. 351.. 2, 116. . 4, 976 Per cent, profit on investment 9. 7.. 27. 2.. 16. 7.. 26. 33' 21. 6.. 9. 6.. 19. 1.. 17. . 26(?) 2" Cf. Appendix H. , p. 318. L. L. , St. Th. ^* The figures given for 1703 cover the period from June 9, 1702, to Decem- ber. 31, 1703. All money values are given in rdl. -'This includes only the sound or "capable" slaves. '" The high values for 1693 apparently have some connection with Thor- mohlen's contract which was discontinued in 1694. '' This percen...tage covers \]4, years (August 8, 1698, to February 8, 1700). ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN AS PLANTATION COLONIES 133 It would add to the value of the above figures if it could be determined exactly on what basis the profits were calculated, — whether, for example, the sugar and cotton are credited to the plantations at the same rates as those paid to the private planters. Likewise, the exact amount of sugar, cotton, etc. , produced on each plantation would be useful in the study of plantation economy, but unfortunately the accounts were not kept separately, and it is practically impossible to extract the individual items in a way that will give a dependable result.
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