1823 - James Ridgeway [Publisher]
Pro-compensated abolition pamphlet calling for state expropriation of the enslaved people for £64MM and of the land and equipment for a further £64MM. Described the enslaved people as unfit for freedom and in need of 'moral improvement.'
A copy of the pamphlet is available on Google books.
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Place
London
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
