Arnold and John Nesbitt, later Nesbitt, Stewart & Nesbitt

Firm Details

People & Investments (4)

Name partner

John Nesbitt I

Name partner

Arnold Nesbitt

Name partner

Edward Stewart

Name parrtner

John Nesbitt II

Notes

Continuation of the business of Arnold Nesbitt, the uncle of John Nesbitt the elder, and failing in 1802. After the bankruptcy, John Nesbitt the younger re-established himself as a merchant.

Sources

London Gazette 15544 25/12 1802 p. 1382; https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/nesbitt-john-1745-1817 is possibly mistaken in its assertion that John Nesbitt the elder also re-entered business after 1802.

Further Information

People of Interest

Thomas Warren

27^th Nov 1782 - 8^th Dec 1862

Wesleyan Minister, apparently sought to manumit his enslaved people for religious reasons

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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.

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