Slave-traders (Colonial - Caribbean)
Inferred to have been the same man as James Dick later of Finsbury Square
James Dick and Robert Milligan were identified as his partners in James Dick & Co. and Alexander Forteath & Co. in the will of Alexander Fortieth made in 1779 and proved in 1786.
PROB 11/1139/233.
1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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.
