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| Picture No | 10406079 |
| Date | 1865 |
| Description | The temporary courthouse at Morant Bay, Jamaica |
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A view of the group of buildings at Morant Bay where the courts-martial held their sittings and the shed where the prisoners were confined during the Negro Revolt in Jamaica. The house which forms the temporary residence of Major-General O'Connor, the Commander-in-Chief of the troops in Jamaica, is on the high ground in the back of the view. This is where most of the summary trials and executions have taken place.
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| Source | T. J Mills in The Illustrated London News, 9 December 1865, page 552 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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