Elections / Constituences |
Carlow Carlow1837 - 1841
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Parliamentary Notes |
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Slavery Abolition Act: Committee on the Slavery Abolition Act Amendment Bill House of Commons 06/04/1838
James Stewart moved the insertion of a clause for the total abolition of negro apprenticeship in Jamaica, to take effect on 1 January, 1839. The proposal was defeated. Among its opponents was Yates who declared that 'he considered our legislation had done more mischief to the cause of humanity, in the colonies, than anything besides. He had full confidence in the wisdom of the colonists themselves, who he had no doubt would adopt whatever measures the general interest required'. [This was the entirety of Yates's contributions on slavery and related questions.] |
1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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.
