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Original purchaser of Lot No. 19 (200 acres) in St Joseph Dominica. Reportedly the brother of Aretas Akers I and responsible for the management of the family estates on St Vincent. To date no will or death-date has been traced for him.
John Byers, References to the Plan..of Dominica (1777) p. 16; University of London Archives, 'Papers relating to the management of the Akers family estates in the West Indies' MS 999/2 www.archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/archive/110006718 [accessed 26/04/2019]
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Absentee?
West Indian
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Brothers
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'Jonas Akers', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662351 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
