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"Of colour", slave-owner in Westmoreland, Jamaica, from at least 1817 to 1834. Son of Robert Porter who owned Sorn Hill and who had died by 1817. Probably also son of Frances Porter "of colour".
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Natural Son → Father
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Natural Son → Mother
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Brothers
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Brother → Sister
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Uncle → Niece
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Uncle → Niece
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Uncle → Niece
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Uncle → Niece
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Robert Porter', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/17219 [accessed 29th November 2024].
