1826 - 1830
Colonial Land (Colonial - Canada)
No notes
Possibly the same firm as the Canada Land Company (q.v.).
The Canada Land Company's Chairman was Charles Bosanquet and Deputy Chairman Edward Ellice 1831
Charles Franks was elected Chairman of the Canada Company in London in November 1838, and held the same position until 1863.
Meeting inter alios to elect a replacement for Ambrose Humphrys in 1845
The Montreal Almanack or Lower Canada register for 1831
London Gazette19682 4/1/21838 p. 2825; 22793 1/12/1863 p. 6339
London Gazette 20547 02/12/1845 p. 7059.
1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
