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The will of John Morrison of the parish of Hanover planter now residing in St Botolph Aldersgate, proved 07/01/1778, has not been fully analysed by LBS but is a document rich in detail of the legacies of an overseer. He had worked for the Vassall family as overseen the Newfound River estate in Hanover Jamaica, and the will included instructions to purchase from John Vassall four children, Rebecca, Jane, Kitty and Hugh, the children of an enslaved woman named Venus, leaving each of them £100.
PROB 11/1038/44.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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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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1762 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Overseer
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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:
'John Morrison overseer of Newfound River, Hanover', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146666909 [accessed 16th April 2024].
