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without a fight. All laws and customs of the colonies could remain, and the citizens were equal to
British subjects. Any government official who swore loyalty to the British crown could remain in function. Beaujon swore an
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Demerara fared well under
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The official title was
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Geschiedenis van de koloniën
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fled from the
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A Description of
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1763 – 17 October 1805) was a Dutch and
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which sailed away on 6 May, and Beaujon was appointed acting
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228:Biography
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