Kroomen

It then transpired that our new friends were Kroomen, that is members of the Kroo Tribe of Africans.

The Liberian Exodus. An Account of Voyage of the First Emigrants in the Bark "Azor," and Their Reception at Monrovia, with a Description of Liberia--Its Customs and Civilization, Romances and Prospects. Alfred Brockenbrough Williams 1878

They were of the kind known as Kroomen; that is, a class of negroes found along most parts of the western coast of Africa, who are greatly addicted to the sea, and make excellent sailors when so employed.

Ran Away to Sea Mayne Reid 1850

The blacks we got were called Kroomen; they altogether beat any other niggers I have ever fallen in with in these parts -- fine, big, active fellows, and strong as any Englishman, and stronger than most, and as brave as need be; in fact, we could not get on without them.

The Three Lieutenants William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

All the steamers reaching Sierra Leone and the coast of Liberia take on board a gang of "Kroomen" to do the work of the ship in the hot climate.

Africa for Christ. Twenty-Eight Years a Slave Thomas Lewis 1892

After trying in vain to get some one to assist the Governor down to the steamer, and unwilling to leave him in such danger, as the officer sent to bring our Kroomen did not appear, he went into the hut, and dragged along his Excellency to the ship.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

We now parted with our Kroomen, as, from their inability to march, we could not use them in our land journeys.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

The Kroomen had, while we were away, cut a good supply of wood for steaming, and we soon proceeded down the river.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

Kroomen were dragged out, who, as it had been found already, had worked for the Portuguese on the coast at Fernando Po.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Various

Portuguese as the Kroomen could understand, and they in turn to such of the negroes as could understand them.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Various

She was well provided with officers, and a crew of native Kroomen from the coast; and she was supplied with ample stores of quinine.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator Various