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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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
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.
