1808
His stated objective was to sketch out the system which alone 'can place the income derived from property in the West Indies upon a permanent security at all resembling a revenue derived from a landed estate in Europe; for that, at last, is the grand object of every West India planter' through restricting production to the home market, ending the hiring of enslaved people and having estates grow their own provisions through the labour of the enslaved people.
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Place
London
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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.
