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Shown as founding partner by Maclehose.
Memoirs and portraits of 100 Glasgow men, 49. John Leadbetter, at p. 174
Linen wholesaler of Glasgow, co-founded by Archibald Smith. Shown in 1789 with its warehouse at Buchanan closs [sic], Trongate. It was a merchant rather than manufacturer.
Jones's Directory 1789; http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen049.htm
1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
