 Upon this Mr. Sharp put his hand upon Laird's shoulder, and pronounced these words, " I charge you, in the name of the king, with an assault upon the person of Jonathan Strong, and all these are my witnesses.  Memoir of William Wilberforce - Page 27by Thomas Price - 1836 - 103 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1817 - 560 pages
...laid hold of him before he had quitted the room, and said aloud, " Then I now seize him as my slave." Upon this, Mr. Sharp put his hand upon Laird's shoulder, and pronounced these words: " 1 charge you iij the name of the king, with an assault upon the person of Jonathan Strong, and all... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 598 pages
...laid hold of him before he had quitted the room, and said aloud, " Then I now seize him as my slave." Upon this, Mr. Sharp put his hand upon Laird's shoulder,...intimidated by this charge, made in the presence of the lord-mayor and others, and, fearing a prosecution, let his prisoner go, leaving him to be conveyed... | |
 | 1833 - 650 pages
...laid hold of him before he had quitted the room, and said aloud, ' Then I now seize him as my slave.' Upon this, Mr. Sharp put his hand upon Laird's shoulder,...upon the person of Jonathan Strong, and all these * Clarkron's History of the Abolition, Tol.i. p.69. Sketch of the Life of W. Wilberforec, Etq.frc.... | |
 | 1833 - 624 pages
...hold of him before he had quitted the room, and said aloud, ' Then I now seize him as my slave.' U|K>n this, Mr. Sharp put his hand upon Laird's shoulder,...upon the person of Jonathan Strong, and all these * Clarkson's History of the Abolition, vol.!. p.69. are my witnesses.' Laird was greatly intimidated... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1836 - 304 pages
...laid hold of him before he had quitted the room, and said aloud, "Then I now seize him as my slave." Upon this, Mr. Sharp put his hand upon Laird's shoulder,...: " I charge you in the name of the king, with an assult upon the person of Jonathan Strong, and all these are my witnesses." Laird was greatly intimidated... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1836 - 814 pages
...slave." On this Mr. Sharp promptly laid his hand on the shoulder of the captain, and said to him, " I charge you, in the name of the king, with an assault...Jonathan Strong, and all these are my witnesses." At this charge, made in presence of the Lord Mayor and others, the captain was greatly intimidated,... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1839 - 674 pages
...slave." On this Mr. Sharp promptly laid his hand on the shoulder of the captain, and said to him, " I charge you, in the name of the king, with an assault...Jonathan Strong, and all these are my witnesses." At this charge, made in presence of the Lord Mayor and others, the captain was greatly intimidated,... | |
 | William Fox - 1851 - 678 pages
...shoulder of the captain, and said to him, " I charge you, in the name of the king, with an assanlt upon the person of Jonathan Strong; and all these are my witnesses." At this charge, made in the presence of the lord mayor and others, the captain was greatly intimidated,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1856 - 736 pages
...philanthropist, turning at once to the brazen-faced claimant, said, with justifiable anger of manner: " Sir, I charge you in the name of the King, with an assault...Jonathan Strong, and all these are my witnesses!" when, to avoid immediate commitment, and the yawning cells of the jail, he let go his piratical slave-hunting... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1856 - 722 pages
...philanthropist, turning at once to the brazen-faced claimant, said, with justifiable anger of manner : " Sir, I charge you in the name of the King, with an assault...upon the person of Jonathan Strong, and all these arc my witnesses ! " when, to avoid immediate commitment, and the yawning cells of the jail, he let... | |
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