In C18th documents relating to Nevis, the term was used to mean
'island-born' and applied to all people (white, as well as enslaved) as
well as animals, eg a 'Creole pony' was mentioned.
Christine
On Wed, 29
Sep 2004 17:35:38 +0100 John Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> It's not a debate that I have time to do justice to either, (too much marking to do). However, creole and half-caste are not terms used by any of many regiments of the British army, when describing Black and Asian soldiers during either the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
> John
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