365 books and manuscripts initially collected by Joseph Brooks Yates with subsequent additions by his descendants, sold by Christie's in London in July 2014 with estimates totalling £3 million. The library had passed on his death to Yates's grandsons, one of whom Henry Yates Thompson had donated 52 items to the BL's Department of Manuscripts, and then to Allan Heywood Bright.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/10946649/For-sale-the-3m-library-that-time-forgot.html
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Collector?
Yes
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Dispersal Year
16
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Auction House
Christie's London
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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.
