Land speculation (Colonial - Canada)
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A List of the Proprietors in the British American Land Company, Incorporated and Established by Charter and Act of Parliament, 1834 (London, n.d.) via archive.org.
Incorporated by an act of Parliament in 1834, the company purchased 343 995 ha of crown land in the Eastern Townships of Canada for £120,000.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/british-american-land-company/; https://archive.org/stream/cihm_43010#page/n9/mode/2up
1787 - 8th Apr 1844
Yorkshire landowner.
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.
