Dunbartonshire
Purchased 30th Nov -0001
Strathleven, formerly Levenside, in Dunbartonshire, an estate purchased in 1830 and subsequently developed and expanded by James Ewing, especially through the purchase of Dumbarton Muir in 1841. Despite the comment in the ODNB that 'In May 1836 Ewing purchased the estate of Levenside where built a new mansion, at a cost said to have exceeded £110,000, and improved the estate, which he renamed Strathleven', it appears that he purchased the estate with an extant mansion and made relatively small changes to the house itself.
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust, Strathleven House: Building Conservation Plan April 1997
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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.
