People & Investments (3) |
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Partner
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Name partner
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Name partner
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James Hammond identified his partners as John Banister and William Manning in his will of 1771. Banister & Hammond appear in correspondence with Samuel Martin in 1767. |
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BL, Add. Mss 41350, Samuel Martin to [Banister & Hammond], 30 Jun. 1767, in Spike Sweeting, 'Capitalism, the State and Things: the Port of London, circa 1730-1800', unpublished PhD thesis University of Warwick 2014. |
1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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.
