Portrait by Francis Alleyne of The Hon Anne St John Trefusis (Mrs Maxwell Adams) placed at auction [Lot no. 243] at Busby Auctions, Bridport, 17/09/2015.
Can be seen here: Anne Adams portrait
or here: Anne Adams alternative image
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Collector?
Yes
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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.
