Richard Rees

Resident merchant of St Vincent, but in Britain at the time of the compensation.

1. Richard Rees of St Vincent was listed as a subscriber to Charles Shephard's An Historical Account of the Island of Saint Vincent, published in 1832.

2. Will of Richard Rees of the Island of St Vincent proved 26/09/1843. Under his will he left a number of monetary legacies including £1000 to his sister Jane Bottrell, and £500 each to the four daughters of his sister Mary [Hunt]; an annuity of £100 p.a. to Ann Green ('or Zebra' [sic]); £2000 to the son of Charlotte Seaton called Evan Rees; and £2000 to his godson Charles Agustus [sic] Grant. His residuary heir was his brother Evan Rees; as Evan Rees most likely would sell his property 'here' [in St Vincent], Richard Rees instructed that preference be given to Henry E. Sharpe in the purchase of Ratho Mill.

See T71/1610 both for Richard Rees as Kingstown [C.E. Bernard letter] and as visitor: letter of 01/12/1835 from Colonnade Hotel seeking for amounts payable on St Vincent nos. 424, 509 and 634. Letter from J.B. Smith 13/01/1836 saying Richard Rees on his way to join the Packet at Falmouth tomorrow, can you tell him the amount of awards?

1. Charles Shephard, An Historical Account of the Island of Saint Vincent (1832) pp. vii-xii.

2. PROB 11/1986/63.