When pondering the torments of poor Negroes, the whiplashes they have to endure, the mea-
ger food they are served, their confinement, and various other circumstances [ . . . ] –who can
refrain from being astonished at the perseverance of human nature? Who will not wonder at
the sight of the poor Negress [ . . . ] shackled to a weight of more than one hundred pounds?
Thus she is punished by the ingenious cruelty of her master. For months during her labor, she
is tied to the weight which a heavy chain fixes above her ankle. Whenever she wants to take a
step, she must lift the burden upon her head.