Ironworks (Iron & Steel)
John Robertson was shown as a partner [without dates] in Smith & Mitchell, Old Country Houses of the Old Country Gentry
Ironworking firm in Glasgow, founded c. 1732 [Smith & Mitchell give 1734], by 'colonial merchants', and shipping much of its output to Virginia in its early years.
Stuart Nisbet, The Slit Mill http://www.fork.org.uk/the-lost-mills-of-the-kelvin/the-slit-mill [accessed 14/09/2015].
???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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.
