Insurance (Insurance)
In 1822 the Pelican advertised an election for a director to replace John Brickwood deceased.
London Gazette 17831 2 July 1822 p. 1099.
Life assurance company established in 1797 by the Phoenix Fire Assurance Co. (with which it merged in 1907).
Maurice Ogborn, Equitable Assurances: The Story of Life Assurance, p. 135.
1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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.
