French, George:

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THE HISTORY OF COL. PARKE'S ADMINISTRATION WHILST HE WAS CAPTAIN-GENERAL AND CHIEF GOVERNOR OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE REBELLION IN ANTEGOA: WHEREIN HE, WITH SEVERAL OTHERS, WERE ... Parke encountered the greatest difficulty in trying to impose colonial rule on the independent British plantation owners of Antigua, Nevis, and St. Kitts, and was finally murdered for his efforts. French defends Parke's actions while governor of the Leeward Islands from 1708 to 1710, and gives many details of lawsuits, depositions, etc.

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