People & Investments (1) |
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Partner
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Ironworking firm in Glasgow, founded c. 1732 [Smith & Mitchell give 1734], by 'colonial merchants', and shipping much of its output to Virginia in its early years. |
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Stuart Nisbet, The Slit Mill http://www.fork.org.uk/the-lost-mills-of-the-kelvin/the-slit-mill [accessed 14/09/2015]. |
???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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.
