Name Thomas Atwood | Role Author | |
Books The History of the Island of Dominica: Containing a Description of Its Situation, Extent, Climate, Mountains, Rivers, Natural Productions Etc. Etc., Together with an Account of the Civil Government, Trade, Laws, Customs and Manners of Different Inhabitants of that Island, Its Conquest by the French and Restoration to the British Dominions | ||
Thomas Atwood (died 1793) was a chief judge of the island of Dominica, and afterwards of the Bahamas.
Atwood died in the King's Bench prison, at an advanced age, broken down with misfortunes, on 27 May 1793. He is the reputed author of the History of the Island of Dominica, published in 1791, and of a pamphlet published in 1790 entitled Observations on the True Method of Treatment and Usage of the Negro Slaves in the British West India Islands.
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