West India merchant (Colonial - Caribbean)
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Partnership operating in London and Jamaica in which Thomas Horton in his will made in 1776 identified his partners as Thomas Hibbert jun. of Jamaica and John Purrier. The firm was the precursor of G.W.S. Hibbert (q.v.).
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Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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.
