Physician. Used his various medical positions and political clout to improve the standard of medical treatment in Nova Scotia, particularly that of the poor.
Colin D. Howell, Entry for William Bruce Almon in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: http://www.biographi.ca/EN/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3214 [accessed 06/07/2012].
1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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.
