Portman Square (Middlesex)
Built 1st Jan 1775
Townhouse at No. 20 Portman Square commissioned initially in 1773 from James Wyatt by Elizabeth Countess of Home, who replaced Wyatt with Robert Adam in 1775. The house is now a private members' club.
Lesley Lewis, 'Elizabeth, Countess of Home, and Her House in Portman Square' The Burlington Magazine Vol. 109, No. 773 (Aug., 1967), pp. 443-451+453.
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Current owner
Private owners
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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.
