John Kimber, Bristol ship's captain, holding whip, in 1792 tried for murder of female slave while punishing her for failing to eat. Found not guilty but case used by Abolitionist to highlight cruelty of slave trade. I Cruickshank, 1792.

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John Kimber, Bristol ship's captain, holding whip, in 1792 tried for murder of female slave while punishing her for failing to eat. Found not guilty but case used by Abolitionist to highlight cruelty of slave trade. I Cruickshank, 1792.

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