William Vassall and his son Leonard, portrait by John Singleton Copley c. 1770-1772. Left by William Vassall in his will proved in 1800 to his son Leonard 'his and my picture drawn in one picture by Mr Copley now in the hands of Dr James Lloyd.' Privately-owned for many years, in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco since 1979. [Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Singleton Copley in America (1995) pp. 280-283.]
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
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Current Owner
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
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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.
