Portrait of Susan Mackworth Praed by Sir William Beechey. 'A portrait, sold at Christie's in July 1901, of Miss Susan Mackworth-Praed, twin-sister of the Countess Mayo and wife of Thomas Smith, of Fonthill, Jamaica, and Bersted, Bognor, shows her seated on a terrace in red dress with cloak lined with ermine and pearl neck- lace (canvas 50 in. by 40 in.).' W. Roberts, Sir William Beechey (1906) p. 211.
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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.
