Until now it has been perceived that women of colour who lived in Britain during the long eighteenth century were not able to become published authors in eighteenth century Britain. However, examples of letters that were written by women of colour being published have now been unearthed. These letters will demonstrate how the written voices of women of colour were valued alongside the voices of their white female counterparts. This paper will open for discussion the lives of individuals who have been neglected by macro-historians due to their seemingly marginalised significance to society at large. The use of microscopic analysis on women of African descent in eighteenth century Britain will be applied and will be conducive to observing the broader social context in which these women were involved. Women of African or Afro-Caribbean race or descent were also given a voice by the literary elite by having their written words published; thus awarding them a legitimacy as educated British subjects which has not yet been recognised by historians. What can the intimate voices of individual women of colour tell historians now about the grand scale of race relations in Britain itself in the eighteenth century?