Annotated Bibliography
Primary and secondary references for the Trans-Atlantic Human Trade in
Bermuda Hundred/Osborne’s Landing, Virginia
Disclaimer:
The content of these documents provides details of the Middle Passage, specific vessels transporting captive Africans, the arrival of these people, and the ubiquity of slavery. The following resources may include racist language as well as references to violence, dehumanization, and the enslavement of Africans. The language contained in the following documents may be upsetting to some readers.
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Books and Literature
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Further Reading
“Legislated Towns in Virginia, 1680–1705: Growth and Function, 1680–1780” by Beth-Anne Chernichowski
“Bermuda Hundred during the Colonial Period”| Encyclopedia Virginia
“John Rolfe” | Encyclopedia Virginia
“Bermuda and the Beginnings of Black Anglo-America” by Michael J. Jarvis
“Richmond, Virginia: The Town and Henrico County to 1820” by Marianne Sheldon
“The Tobacco Export of the Upper James River Naval District, 1773-75” by Robert P. Thomson
“Virginia: A guide to the Old Dominion”
A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia by Ralph Hamor

















