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Former governor of Cape Coast Castle, settling as a planter in Jamaica. His interactions with Apongo, later one of the leaders in Westmoreland of armed resistance connected with Tacky's Revolt are detailed by Vincent Brown.
Vincent Brown, Tacky's Revolt: the story of a Atlantic Slave War (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2020).
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Children
John jun.
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
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:
'John Cope senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146665127 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
