West India merchant
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Dissolution of partnership between William Pitcairn, Denny Branigan, John Wilson and Thomas Henry Wright as merchants in London under Munro, Pitcairn and Co., and as merchants in Jamaica under the firm Branigan Wilson and Co., 31/12/1817.
Dissolution 31/12/1820 of partnership between William Pitcairn, Andrew Gregory Johnston, Alfred Wyatt, T.H. Wright and Robert Ouchterlony as merchants, in London under the firm of Munro, Pitcairn & Co., and as merchants in Jamaica under the firm of Pitcairn, Wright, Ouchterlony & Co.
London Gazette 17319 3/1/1818 p. 20
London Gazette 17665 2/1/1821 p. 13
1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
