West India merchant (Colonial - Caribbean)
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The will of John Thompson of Liverpool refers to his previous business connection with Daniel Steele, known to have been the eponymous partner in Steele, Thompson and Mais.
Kingston merchants: John Mais senior left £2000 in 1798 to allow his son [later Hon.] John Mais to join the merchant firm of Steele, Thompson.
1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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.
