West India merchant - British Guiana (Colonial - Caribbean)
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Dissolution of the co-partnership in Demerara and Berbice trading under firm of Douglas, Gallaway 30th June last [i.e. 1819]. John Douglas; Arch. Douglas; Thos. D. Douglas; Colin Douglas; Andw. Gallaway 'for myself and as attorney for W. Campbell and George Lawson' [together, the partners in Demerary].
Colin Douglas, of the late firm of Douglas, Galloway [sic] and Co., advertised for creditors on Letter Kenny estate, situate on the Corentyn coast, to come forward in 1824.
Edinburgh Gazette 2778, 11/02/1820 p. 46.
London Gazette17989 03/01/1824 p. 14.
1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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.
