No Dates
Hopeton estate in St George, Jamaica, was registered to James Gillespie deceased from 1809-1811.
Jamaica Almanacs 1811 and 1812.
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1788 [EA] - 1789 [LA] → Overseer
Inferred to have been the same man as the later slave-owner of Hopetoun in St George |
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1799 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'James Gillespie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146646633 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
