1831 - ????
Railway (Railway)
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Sam Fay A Royal Road: Being the History of the London & South Western Railway, from 1825 to the Present pp. 5 and 11.
Precursor of what became the London & Southwest Railway. Robert Johnson and Abel Rous Dottin reportedly issued a prospectus in 1830, and the scheme was revised in 1831 at Dottin's house in Southampton.
Sam Fay, A Royal Road: Being the History of the London & South Western Railway, from 1825 to the Present (1882)
1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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.
