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Vice-president
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1824 →
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Established as a loan company aimed at the poor. Subject to Parliamentary debate, 1824-1825. Strongly opposed by pawnbrokers. Connected with the Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Co. which was the subject of a Parlt. Enquiry. See biographical notes on John Bent MP for some details. |
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Hansard |
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.
