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1787. Population 1300 whites, 260 free colored people, 10,000 slaves. 1788. In Montserrat 6000 acres of land were planted for sugar, 2000 for cotton, 2000 for ground provisions, 2000 for pasturage; 8310 slaves on the island, one-third of whom work on the land, the other two-thirds are old men and women, tradesmen or children. Average crops 2737 hhds. of sugar, 1107 puncheons of rum, 275 bales of cotton. 1789. Montserrat exports 3150 hhds. of sugar. 1798. Value of slaves in Montserrat this year ÂŁ400,000. 1799. Montserrat exported 2595 hhds. of sugar. 1805. Montserrat exported 2000 hhds. of sugar. Population 1000 whites, 250 colored people, 9500 slaves. 1810. Population 1300 whites, 9000 negroes.